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Economic Growth by Means of Fiscal Decentralization: An Empirical Study for Federal Developing Countries
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
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| Author | Hanif, Imran Wallace, Sally Gago-de-Santos, Pilar |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Abstract | The impact of fiscal federalism on economic performance has largely been studied in the developed world since the seminal work of Oates. In this article, we focus on a particular set of developing countries considered to be federal (Forum of Federations), to examine how fiscal decentralization has impacted their economic growth. In this context, we study the impact of tax revenue and expenditure decentralization on economic growth in developing federations. For this purpose, a panel data of 15 developing federations from 2000 to 2015 are analyzed by using a two-step system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation method. The results show that in federal developing countries, both tax revenue and expenditure decentralization have a significant, positive impact on economic growth. What is more, our findings show that the impact of fiscal decentralization on economic growth depends upon the level of perceived corruption and on the quality of the country’s institutions. Thus, empirical evidence depicts that the positive effect of fiscal decentralization on economic growth is tempered if the country is plagued with corruption, if it has weak institutions, and/or if it suffers from political instability. By contrast, a relatively corruption-free country featuring healthy institutions and a stable political environment could take fuller advantage of the effects of fiscal decentralization to improve economic growth. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2158244020968088?download=true |
| ISSN | 21582440 |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Journal | SAGE Open (SGO) |
| e-ISSN | 21582440 |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244020968088 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications CA |
| Publisher Date | 2020-10-23 |
| Publisher Place | Los Angeles |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © The Author(s) 2020 |
| Subject Keyword | developing federations economic growth tax revenue decentralization expenditure decentralization panel data |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Arts and Humanities Social Sciences |
