Fiscal decentralization and government quality in the OECD

Andreas Kyriacou and Oriol Roca-Sagalés

Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 111, issue 3, 191-193

Abstract: Using indicators of fiscal decentralization which control for intergovernmental transfers and grants, it is shown that decentralization has a positive impact on government quality but that this positive effect is mitigated in the presence of regional elections and multi-level government.

Keywords: Quality; of; government; Fiscal; decentralization; Multi-level; government; Panel; data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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