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Fiscal federalism and government size in transition economies: the case of Moldova
Author(s) -
De Mello Luiz
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.763
Subject(s) - decentralization , fiscal federalism , revenue , economics , revenue sharing , romanian , federalism , government (linguistics) , government revenue , constraint (computer aided design) , fiscal imbalance , economic policy , fiscal union , macroeconomics , fiscal policy , market economy , finance , political science , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , politics , law , engineering
This paper examines the relationship between fiscal decentralization—the assignment of revenue sources and expenditure functions across government levels—and government size in Moldova. The empirical results—based on data for a cross‐section of Moldovan sub‐national government in 1998—suggest that fiscal decentralization is associated with larger sub‐national governments and that the country's revenue‐sharing system imposes a constraint on sub‐national revenue mobilization capacity. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.