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Working Papers

2019

1. How Do Subnational Governments React to Shocks to Revenue Sources? Evidence from Argentina
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (1)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019) View citations (1)
   Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica (2017) View citations (1)
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. (2017) View citations (1)
2. Tax Decentralization Notwithstanding Regional Disparities
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2019)

2015

3. Regional State Capacity and the Optimal Degree of Fiscal Decentralization
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2018)
4. The Flypaper Effect is not a Puzzle
   Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

2011

5. The economics of tax evasion
   Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

2010

6. Inspectors or Google Earth? Optimal fiscal policies under uncertain detection of evaders
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
7. Optimal taxes and penalties when the government cannot commit to its audit policy
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella

2009

8. Modernization of Tax Administrations and Optimal Fiscal Policies
   Department of Economics Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economic Theory (2009)
9. The Political Economy of the (Weak) Enforcement of Sales Tax
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

2008

10. NIMBY and mechanism design under different constitutional constraints
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2010)

2004

11. Are Hard Budget Constraints for Sub-National Governments Always Efficient?
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics (2004) View citations (2)
12. Exerting local tax effort or lobbying for central transfers?: Evidence from Argentina
    Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (4)

2002

13. Construction of facilities under asymmetric information: do constitutions matter ?
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)

2000

14. Fiscal Federalism, Local Public Works and Corruption
    Liege - Groupe d'Etude des Mathematiques du Management et de l'Economie, UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE, Faculte d'economie, de gestion et de sciences sociales, Groupe d'Etude des Mathematiques du Management et de l'Economie
    Also in CREPP Working Papers, Centre de Recherche en Economie Publique et de la Population (CREPP) (Research Center on Public and Population Economics) HEC-Management School, University of Liège (2000)

1999

15. Central Funding of Local Public Works
    Working Papers, Toulouse - GREMAQ

Journal Articles

2018

1. Regional state capacity and the optimal degree of fiscal decentralization
   Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 159, (C), 225-243 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2013

2. The Political Economy of the (Weak) Enforcement of Indirect Taxes
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2013, 15, (6), 856-883 View citations (6)

2010

3. NIMBY and mechanism design under different constitutional constraints
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2010, 17, (2), 114-132 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

4. Modernization of Tax Administrations and Optimal Fiscal Policies
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2009, 11, (6), 897-926
   See also Working Paper (2009)
5. Tax enforcement may decrease government revenue
   Economics Bulletin, 2009, 29, (4), 2665-2672 View citations (8)

2008

6. BAILOUTS IN FEDERATIONS: IS A HARD BUDGET CONSTRAINT ALWAYS BEST?
   International Economic Review, 2008, 49, (2), 577-593 View citations (42)
7. The relationship between tax evasion and tax revenue in Chang, Lai and Chang (1999)
   Economics Bulletin, 2008, 5, (15), 1-6

2004

8. COLLUSION IN LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS
   International Economic Review, 2004, 45, (4), 1193-1219 View citations (4)
9. Local public works and intergovernmental transfers under asymmetric information
   Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (1-2), 353-375 View citations (22)