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Fiscal federalism, Research Topics

 

Decentralization:

  • Assessment of decentralization of public services.
  • Efficiency in the provision of local services.
  • Accountability and corruption in local government.
  • Decentralization and growth.

Taxes:

  • Horizontal and vertical tax competition.
  • Decentralized tax administration.
  • Taxes substations.
  • Environmental Federalism.

Intergovernmental transfers

  • Effects of intergovernmental transfers.
  • Equalization transfers.
  • Calculation of expenditure needs.
  • Political Economy of allocation transfers.

Also:

  • Calculation of interregional fiscal flows.
  • Regional policy and public investment.
  • Deficit and government debt substations.
  • Financing the European Union.
  • Funding authorities.