【摘要】In this paper we consider how government quality mediates the relationship betweenfiscal decentralization and regional disparities. Previous work has argued that fiscal decentralization has the potential to reduce income differences across regions but that this potential may not be realized because of governance problems associated with sub-national authorities. Our empirical evidence based on a sample of 24 OECD countries over the period 1984 to 2006 lends a measure of support to this idea. We find that fiscal decentralization promotes regional convergence in high government quality settings but, worryingly, it leads to wider regional disparities in countries with poor governance.

【关键词】Fiscal decentralization;regional disparities;government quality

【文献来源】Andreas P. Kyriacou； Leonel Muinelo-Gallo； Oriol Roca-Sagales.Papers in Regional Studies.2015（1）