Fiscal Incentives and Policy Choices of Local Governments, Evidence from China
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- Han, Li & Kung, James Kai-Sing, 2015. "Fiscal incentives and policy choices of local governments: Evidence from China," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 116(C), pages 89-104.
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Keywords
fiscal federalism; fiscal incentives; revenue sharing; local governments; land conveyance; urbanization; simulated instrumental variable;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
- H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General
- H39 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Other
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CNA-2015-05-02 (China)
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