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Working Papers

2020

1. Implementing Federalism: The Case of Nepal
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
   See also Journal Article Implementing federalism: The case of Nepal, Public Budgeting & Finance, Wiley Blackwell (2022) (2022)

2019

2. Rebalancing the Economy and Reforming the Fiscal System of the People’s Republic of China
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences

2017

3. Metropolitan city finances in Asia and the Pacific region: issues, problems and reform options
   MPDD Working Paper Series, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

2014

4. China Economic Update, October 2014
   World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group
5. Decentralization and Infrastructure: Principles and Practice
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)

2013

6. A RETROSPECTIVE ON TAXATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: WILL THE WEAKEST LINK BE STRENGTHENED?
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
   See also Chapter A retrospective on taxation in developing countries: Will the weakest link be strengthened?, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
7. Decentralization and Infrastructure in Developing Countries: Reconciling Principles and Practice
   IMFG Papers, University of Toronto, Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance View citations (6)

2012

8. Metropolitan City Finances in India: Options for A New Fiscal Architecture
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (2)

2011

9. Taxing Soft Drinks
   International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

2010

10. Financing Subnational Governments with Decentralized Taxes
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
    See also Chapter Financing Subnational Governments with Decentralized Taxes, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2011) (2011)
11. Tax Assignment: Does the Practice Match the Theory?
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Tax Assignment: Does the Practice Match the Theory?, Environment and Planning C (2011) View citations (6) (2011)

2009

12. Local Government Taxation in Pakistan
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (5)
13. Subnational Taxes in Developing Countries: The Way Forward
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
14. West Bengal: Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Governments: Analysis and Reform Options
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

2008

15. Pakistan: Provincial Government Taxation
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (16)
16. Reforming the Property Tax in Developing Countries: A New Approach
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (8)
17. The Challenge of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Pakistan: The Property Tax Division
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)
18. The pillars of fiscal decentralization
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica View citations (3)

2007

19. From Income Tax to Consumption Tax? The Case of Jamaica
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article From Income Tax to Consumption Tax?. The Case of Jamaica, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2006

20. From Income to Consumption Tax?: The Case of Jamaica
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
21. Sequencing fiscal decentralization
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Sequencing Fiscal Decentralization, Annals of Economics and Finance, Society for AEF (2013) View citations (13) (2013)

2005

22. India: Fiscal Condition of the States, International Experience,and Options for Reform: Volume 1 (2005)
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (5)
23. India: Fiscal Condition of the States, International Experience,and Options for Reform: Volume 2 (2005)
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (3)

2004

24. Intergovernmental Transfers: The Vertical Sharing Dimension
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Intergovernmental Transfers: The Vertical Sharing Dimension, Springer Books, Springer (2007) View citations (8) (2007)
25. Property Transfer Tax and Stamp Duty
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (6)
26. Tax Burden in Jamaica
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (10)

2003

27. Fiscal Federalism and Economic Reform in China
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (22)

2002

28. How Should Revenues From Natural Resources Be Shared?
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (8)

2001

29. Equitable Vertical Sharing And Decentralizing Government Finance In South Africa
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)
30. Fiscal Decentralization, Revenue Assignment, And The Case For The Property Tax In South Africa
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)

2000

31. Can Indonesia Decentralize? Plans, Problems, and Prospects
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

1999

32. Implementation Rules For Fiscal Decentralization
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (76)
    Also in International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (1999) View citations (70)
33. Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Leningrad Region
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (4)

1998

34. Discriminatory Taxation of Carbonated Beverages: The Case of Ireland
    International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University View citations (1)

1992

35. Intergovernmental fiscal relations in China
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (49)
36. The administration of road user taxes in developing countries
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (14)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Implementing federalism: The case of Nepal
   Public Budgeting & Finance, 2022, 42, (3), 23-40
   See also Working Paper Implementing Federalism: The Case of Nepal, International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU (2020) (2020)

2014

2. The Challenge of Local Government Size: Theoretical Perspectives, International Experience and Policy Reform, edited by Santiago Lago-Penas and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez
   Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2014, 44, (2), e5

2013

3. Sequencing Fiscal Decentralization
   Annals of Economics and Finance, 2013, 14, (2), 641-687 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Sequencing fiscal decentralization, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (34) (2006)

2011

4. Tax Assignment: Does the Practice Match the Theory?
   Environment and Planning C, 2011, 29, (2), 264-280 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Tax Assignment: Does the Practice Match the Theory?, International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU (2010) View citations (8) (2010)

2010

5. Fiscal Decentralization to Rural Local Governments in India: A Case Study of West Bengal State
   Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 2010, 40, (2), 312-331 View citations (3)

2008

6. Tax Policy in Developing Countries: Looking Back—and Forward
   National Tax Journal, 2008, 61, (2), 279-301 View citations (27)

2007

7. Comprehensive Tax Reform in Jamaica
   Public Finance Review, 2007, 35, (1), 4-25 View citations (4)
8. From Income Tax to Consumption Tax?. The Case of Jamaica
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2007, 63, (3), 396-414 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper From Income Tax to Consumption Tax? The Case of Jamaica, International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
9. The New Public Finance, Published for the United Nations Development Programme, Inge Kaul, Pedro Conceicao (Eds.). Oxford University Press (2006)
   Journal of Asian Economics, 2007, 18, (5), 841-845

2006

10. Fiscal decentralization and fiscal equalization within regions: the case of Russia
    Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 2006, 18, (1), 27-58

2003

11. The Uneasy Case Against Discriminatory Excise Taxation: Soft Drink Taxes in Ireland
    Public Finance Review, 2003, 31, (5), 510-533 View citations (9)

2002

12. State and Local Government Choices in Fiscal Redistribution
    National Tax Journal, 2002, 55, (4), 723-42 View citations (27)

2001

13. CAN INDONESIA DECENTRALISE SUCCESSFULLY? PLANS, PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
    Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 2001, 37, (1), 83-102 View citations (22)
14. Review of The Challenge of Fiscal Disparities for State and Local Governments: Hellen F. Ladd, Published by Edward Elgar Cheltenham, UK, Northhampton, MA, USA (1999)
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2001, 31, (5), 631-634 View citations (1)

1999

15. Money and Good Intentions Are Not Enough By John Brandl. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 1998. Pp. x, 177. $39.95
    Southern Economic Journal, 1999, 66, (1), 202-204

1994

16. Revenue Sharing in Russia
    Environment and Planning C, 1994, 12, (3), 293-307 View citations (1)

1993

17. Audit selection and income tax underreporting in the tax compliance game
    Journal of Development Economics, 1993, 42, (1), 1-33 View citations (44)

1992

18. Central City-Suburban Fiscal Disparities
    Public Finance Review, 1992, 20, (4), 420-432 View citations (7)

1991

19. Tax Base Erosion in Developing Countries
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1991, 39, (4), 849-72 View citations (58)

1990

20. Inflation and the Real Growth of State and Local Government Expenditures
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 166-70 View citations (1)
21. Tax Structure and Tax Compliance
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (4), 603-13 View citations (44)
22. The State and Local Fiscal Outlook: What Have We Learned and Where Are We Headed?
    National Tax Journal, 1990, 43, (3), 321-42 View citations (7)

1986

23. Public Expenditure Decentralization in Developing Countries
    Environment and Planning C, 1986, 4, (4), 405-418 View citations (17)

1977

24. The Allocative Effects of Intergovernmental Flows in Less Developed Countries: A Case Study of India-A Reply
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1977, 32, (3), 429-31

1976

25. The Allocative Effects of Intergovernmental Flows in Less Developed Countries: A Case Study of India
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1976, 31, (1), 73-89 View citations (2)
26. The Response of City Government Revenues to Changes in Employment Structure
    Land Economics, 1976, 52, (4), 415-434 View citations (2)

1972

27. A Representative Tax System Approach to Measuring Tax Effort in Developing Countries (Méthode utilisant un système fiscal représentatif pour mesurer l'effort fiscal dans les pays en voie de développement) (Un método de sistema tributario representativo para medir el esfuerzo tributario de países en desarrollo)
    IMF Staff Papers, 1972, 19, (1), 87-124

1971

28. A Regression Approach to Tax Effort and Tax Ratio Analysis (Analyse de l'effort et de la pression fiscale par la méthode de régression) (Un estudio del esfuerzo tributario y de la presión fiscal mediante el análisis de regresión)
    IMF Staff Papers, 1971, 18, (3), 570-612 View citations (6)

1970

29. Public Policy and the Urban Fiscal Problem: Piecemeal vs. Aggregate Solutions
    Land Economics, 1970, 46, (1), 41-50

1969

30. Intraurban interactions, social structure, and urban government expenditures: A stochastic model
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1969, 3, (4), 279-290
31. ROBERT H. HAVEMAN AND JOHN V. KRU-TILLA, with the assistance of ROBERT M. STEINBERG. Unemployment, Idle Capacity, and the Evaluation of Public Expenditures: National and Regional Analyses. Pp. x, 159. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press for Resources for the Future, 1968. $6.50
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1969, 386, (1), 234-235

1968

32. The Role of State and Local Government in the Economic Development of Appalachia
    Land Economics, 1968, 44, (1), 50-58

1966

33. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH VARIATIONS IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
    Journal of Finance, 1966, 21, (3), 523-534 View citations (3)
34. Fabricants Determination after Twenty Years: A Critical Reappraisal
    The American Economist, 1966, 10, (1), 27-41

Books

2018

1. Fiscal Decentralization and Local Finance in Developing Countries
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (8)

Edited books

2003

1. Restructuring Local Government Finance in Developing Countries
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (15)

Chapters

2020

1. The architecture of intergovernmental transfers: principles and practice in low- and middle-income countries
   Chapter 2 in Intergovernmental Transfers in Federations, 2020, pp 7-29

2014

2. A retrospective on taxation in developing countries: Will the weakest link be strengthened?
   Chapter 12 in Taxation and Development: The Weakest Link?, 2014, pp 405-442 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper A RETROSPECTIVE ON TAXATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: WILL THE WEAKEST LINK BE STRENGTHENED?, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2013) (2013)

2011

3. Challenge to Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Pakistan: The Revenue Assignment Dimension
   Chapter 4 in Decentralization in Developing Countries, 2011 View citations (1)
4. Financing Subnational Governments with Decentralized Taxes
   Chapter 9 in The Elgar Guide to Tax Systems, 2011
   See also Working Paper Financing Subnational Governments with Decentralized Taxes, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2010) (2010)

2007

5. Intergovernmental Transfers: The Vertical Sharing Dimension
   Springer View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Intergovernmental Transfers: The Vertical Sharing Dimension, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University (2004) View citations (7) (2004)

2004

6. How Should Revenues from Natural Resources be Shared in Indonesia?
   Chapter 9 in Reforming Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and the Rebuilding of Indonesia, 2004 View citations (10)