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How sticky are local expenditures in Italy? Assessing the relevance of the “flypaper effect” through municipal data [PDF]
An extensive literature analyses the impact of upper-tier transfers on the spending behaviour of lower level governments. According to the median voter framework, a transfer from the centre should act as a lump sum grant to residents and thus be spent by
Elena Gennari, Giovanna Messina
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Intergovernmental transfers and revenue sharing in Spain [PDF]
, 2004 The main objective of this paper is to provide a general analysis of the evolution of the funding models of the Spanish Autonomous Communities (regional level) during the last decade and explore the main achievements of the new model (2001).
Alvarez-García, Santiago +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper +9 more
wiley +1 more source
"Reverse" Intergovernmental Transfers Between Regions with Local Public Goods [PDF]
We report on the nature of a utility optimizing transfer from one regional government to another when local public goods are present. Computer examples reveal that small differences in regional endowments result in large differences in equilibrium ...
John M. Hartwick
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Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.This study analysed and modelled summertime indoor temperature dynamics in the Netherlands using a unique long‐term crowdsourced dataset from seven residences (spanning 2–27 years). Indoor temperatures were found to rise and cool more slowly than outdoors (mean 260 minute lag), with heatwave signals persisting about five days.
Esther E. M. Peerlings +1 more
wiley +1 more source
The Dynamics of Reform of India’s Federal System [PDF]
This paper analyzes the process of reform of India’s federal system, with a focus on fiscal federalism. We first summarize the basic features of, and recent reforms in intergovernmental relations, including the role of political institutions, assignments
Singh, Nirvikar
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Seasonal hindcasts to assess the hazard of meteorological drought over Europe: A multimodel approach
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.An application of seasonal hindcasts is presented for assessing the hazard of meteorological drought at the regional scale across Europe. The realism of seasonal hindcasts from five contributors to the Copernicus Climate Change Service is assessed through a rigorous workflow.
Marco Buccellato +2 more
wiley +1 more source
EFFICIENCY FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
Baltic Journal of Economic Studies, 2016 The purpose of writing is to research and analyze the effectiveness of financial resources in vocational education in Ukraine and develop practical recommendations for their improvement.
Nataliia Kovernuk
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Comparing the distortionary effects of alternative in-kind intergovernmental transfers [PDF]
This paper compares the distortions associated with alternative inter-governmental allocation rules when a central authority provides inputs for the provision of social services by local governments, and when local governments differ in their needs ...
Billy Jack
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Legislative malapportionment and the politicization of Germany's intergovernmental transfer system [PDF]
, 2005 Legislative bargaining theory suggests that fiscal transfers among member states of a federation are determined to a substantial degree by political bargaining powers.
Pitlik, Hans +2 more
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