Think Locally, Act Locally: Spillovers, Spillbacks, and Efficient Decentralized Policymaking

Hikaru Ogawa and David Wildasin

No 2007-06, Working Papers from University of Kentucky, Institute for Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations

Abstract: In this paper, we analyze a class of models in which there are interjurisdictional spillovers among heterogeneous jurisdictions, as illustrated for instance by CO2 emissions that affect the global environment. Each jurisdiction’s emissions depend upon the local stock of private capital. Capital is interjurisdictionally-mobile and may be taxed to help finance local public expenditures. We show that decentralized policymaking leads to efficient resource allocations in important cases, even in the complete absence of corrective interventions by higher-level governments or coordination of policy through Coasian bargaining. In particular, even when the preferences and production technologies differ among the agents, the decentralized system can still result in globally efficient allocation.

JEL-codes: D62 H23 H87 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2007-08
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Journal Article: Think Locally, Act Locally: Spillovers, Spillbacks, and Efficient Decentralized Policymaking (2009)
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