In this paper, we offer a comprehensive and updated review of the impact of fiscal
decentralization on the economy, society and politics. Our first target is the examination of …

The aim of this article is to survey the huge literature that has emerged in the last four
decades following Nordhaus's (Rev Econ Stud 42 (2): 169–190, 1975) publication on …

xsmle is a new user-written command for spatial analysis. We consider the quasi–maximum
likelihood estimation of a wide set of both fixed-and random-effects spatial models for …

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a challenge that many public administrations
face in promoting sustainable growth. Local governments, as the governmental tier closest …

This paper provides a spatial-econometric analysis of the setting of property tax rates by
Dutch municipalities. We find evidence of tax mimicking: a ten percent higher property tax …

This research proposes a two‐regime spatial Durbin model with spatial and time‐period
fixed effects to test for political yardstick competition and exclude any other explanation that …

We review the empirical literature on competition in source-based taxes on corporate
income. Drawing an analogy to the competition models for the goods market indicates how …

This paper evaluates empirically how, in the course of globalization, partisan politics
affected social expenditures in a panel of OECD countries. I introduce an updated indicator …

The paradox between an individual's decisions to head to the polls and the absence of
strictly rational arguments for this action has intrigued–and troubled–many scholars. The …

This paper focuses on the empirical specification of theoretical models of strategic
interaction that give rise to a spatial pattern in local government expenditures and revenues …