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Ein Risikostrukturausgleich für die Bundesländer

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  • Ashok Kaul
  • Gero Müller

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In Germany, a lively debate about the reform of the financial equalisation scheme between the member states (“Länder”) is under way. There is broad consensus that the member states’ financial responsibility has to be strengthened. A reduction of the transfer level of tax receipts from high-income to low-income states could achieve this objective, but at the cost of solidarity between states. To avoid this trade-off, the authors propose an indicator-based risk adjustment scheme. Their aim is to equalise different financial needs, not only differences in tax revenues across states. Risk adjustment schemes are a well-established instrument, especially in social health care systems. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

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  • Ashok Kaul & Gero Müller, 2014. "Ein Risikostrukturausgleich für die Bundesländer," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 94(8), pages 570-574, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:94:y:2014:i:8:p:570-574
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-014-1716-4
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    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism

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