A note on the relation between fiscal equalization and economic growth

Chan, Felix and Petchey, Jeff (2017): A note on the relation between fiscal equalization and economic growth.

Abstract

This note examines a relation between fiscal equalization and economic growth

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Fiscal equalization, RTS, economic growth
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue > H23 - Externalities ; Redistributive Effects ; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies; H - Public Economics > H7 - State and Local Government ; Intergovernmental Relations > H73 - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects; H - Public Economics > H7 - State and Local Government ; Intergovernmental Relations > H77 - Intergovernmental Relations ; Federalism ; Secession

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