Challenges in the Design of Fiscal Equalization and Intergovernmental Transfers
The conference "The Challenges in the Design of Fiscal Equalization and Intergovernmental Transfers" was held on October 3-5, 2004, in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The conference -sponsored by the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies- brought together leading economics and tax experts from around the globe to discuss the issue of the intergovernmental transfer design.
Fiscal Equalization, Tied Grants, and Minimum Expenditure Requirements (Ehtisham Ahmad)
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Intergovernmental Transfers: The Vertical Dimension (Roy Bahl and Sally Wallace)
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Expenditure-based Equalization Transfers (Richard Bird and Francois Vaillancourt)
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Harmonizing Objectives and Outcomes at the National and Sub-National Levels through Citizen Engagement and Capacity Building (Alex Brillantes)
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Ensuring Inter-Regional Equity and Poverty Reduction (Bert Hofman and Susana Guerra)
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The Impact of Equalization on Service Delivery (Catherine Hull and Bob Searle)
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The Political Economy of Equalization Transfers (Stuti Khemani)
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A Model for Public Infrastructure Equalization in Transitional Countries (Sofia Levtchenkova and Jeffrey Petchey)
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Designing Intergovernmental Equalization Transfers with Imperfect Data: Concepts, Practices, and Lessons (Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Jamie Boex)
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Fiscal Capacity Equalization and Economic Efficiency (Jeffrey Petchey and Sofia Levtchenkova)
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Revenue Sharing, Natural Resources, and Fiscal Equalization (Bob Searle)
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Grants Commissions and Other Institutional Arrangements (Anwar Shah)
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Intergovernmental Transfers: the Funding Rules and Mechanisms (Paul Bernd Spahn)
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Intergovernmental Loans: Their Fit into a Transfers System (Dana Weist)
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