Regional inequalities, fiscal decentralization and government quality. Regional Studies.
There are theoretical arguments supporting the view that regional income inequalities, the …

This paper develops a realistic, tractable theoretical model that can be used to investigate
socially-optimal capital taxation. We present a dynamic model of savings and bequests with …

Using a nationwide county-level panel dataset for the years 1995–2009, this paper conducts
the first analysis in the literature to examine the impacts of fiscal decentralization and fiscal …

There is extraordinary variation in how governments treat multinational corporations in
emerging economies; in fact, governments around the world have nationalized or eaten …

The ʽresource curseʼ is the view that countries with extensive natural resources tend to
suffer from a host of undesirable outcomes, including the weakening of state capacity …

The paper considers a model of federation with two heterogeneous regions that try to attract
the capital by competing in capital income taxes and public investment that enhance the …

Considering environmental pollution, excessive interjurisdictional competition has an
adverse effect on green total factor productivity (GTFP), whereas moderate competition does …

The inefficient enforcement of environmental policies cannot address global environmental
challenges. As a result, China's government has implemented the Central Environmental …

How does land institution affect economic growth? This paper proposes a simple model
showing that, in an institution that land is owned and supplied by the state, local …

We investigate how intergovernmental ties at subnational levels between home and host
countries influence the intensity and location of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. We …