This paper critically surveys the growing literature on the policy choices of local
governments. First, we identify various reasons for local government policy interactions …

Decentralization can improve service delivery, but it can also generate externalities across
jurisdictional boundaries. We examine the nature and size of water pollution externalities as …

Using panel data from 242 cities in China, we examine the impact of government research
and development (R&D) spending on corporate technological innovation. We find that listed …

The relationship between fiscal regimes and urban industrial pollution emissions is unclear.
This paper aims to explore the effects and mechanisms of fiscal centralization on urban …

The theoretical literature on fiscal federalism has identified several channels through which
government decentralization could affect economic growth. Much of the literature focuses on …

Green fiscal policy is an important tool for promoting environmental protection and low-
carbon development. This paper adopts the “National Comprehensive Demonstration of …

We investigate the effects of territorial government fragmentation on the quality of public
services. We argue that an increase in the number of regional governments has two …

Political competition is widely recognized as a mediator of public goods provision through its
salutary effect on incumbents' electoral incentives. We argue that political competition …

We study the effects of decentralized wealth taxation on mobility and the effectiveness of tax
coordination at mitigating tax competition. We exploit the reintroduction of the Spanish …

We present a model of endogenous growth where government provides a productive public
good financed by income and capital taxes. In equilibrium, a decentralized government …