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An assessment of budget effects of autonomy of Local public administrations in Italy during 1990-2017 through the comparative analysis of the Central and Local administrations’ expenditur

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  • Massimiliano Di Pace

    (Professore straordinario in Politica economica, Università G. Marconi)

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The research quantifies the effects on public finance of the autonomy of Local public administrations (PAs) in Italy in 1990-2017, comparing the trends of personnel and purchases spending of central and local PAs. The result is a higher trend of expenditure increases of Local Pas compared to central PAs’ one. Applying the same variation rates of central PAs expenditure to the expenditure of local PAs from 1990 on, we obtain the differential of dynamics of expenditure growth, which is equal to € 773 billion, which may be considered a cost estimate of autonomy of local PAs.

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  • Massimiliano Di Pace, 2018. "An assessment of budget effects of autonomy of Local public administrations in Italy during 1990-2017 through the comparative analysis of the Central and Local administrations’ expenditur," Argomenti, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Department of Economics, Society & Politics, vol. 11(11), pages 1-35, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:urb:journl:v:11:y:2018:p:1-35
    DOI: 10.14276/1971-8357.1797
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    Keywords

    public finance; federalism; cost of autonomy of local public administrations/federalism; economic policy; public budget.;
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    JEL classification:

    • H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
    • H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures

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