Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia

The paper argues that governments in regions that rely heavily on intergovernmental transfers and natural resource rents face serious distortions in their incentive structure. As a result, such regions tend to have more fiscally centralized governments than the regional characteristics would suggest...

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Main Authors:	Freinkman, Lev, Plekhanov, Alexander
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Intergovernmental Relations Federalism Secession H770 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics P250 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Public Economics P350 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes R110
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5748

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spelling	okr-10986-57482021-04-23T14:02:23Z Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia Freinkman, Lev Plekhanov, Alexander Intergovernmental Relations Federalism Secession H770 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics P250 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Public Economics P350 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes R110 The paper argues that governments in regions that rely heavily on intergovernmental transfers and natural resource rents face serious distortions in their incentive structure. As a result, such regions tend to have more fiscally centralized governments than the regional characteristics would suggest. Data on Russian regions in the late 1990s-early 2000s support this hypothesis. Advancing intraregional fiscal decentralization in rentier regions could reduce policy distortions, and make the subnational environment more supportive of economic development. 2012-03-30T07:34:21Z 2012-03-30T07:34:21Z 2009 Journal Article World Development 0305750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5748 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Russian Federation
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spellingShingle	Intergovernmental Relations Federalism Secession H770 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics P250 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Public Economics P350 Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes R110 Freinkman, Lev Plekhanov, Alexander Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia
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description	The paper argues that governments in regions that rely heavily on intergovernmental transfers and natural resource rents face serious distortions in their incentive structure. As a result, such regions tend to have more fiscally centralized governments than the regional characteristics would suggest. Data on Russian regions in the late 1990s-early 2000s support this hypothesis. Advancing intraregional fiscal decentralization in rentier regions could reduce policy distortions, and make the subnational environment more supportive of economic development.
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author	Freinkman, Lev Plekhanov, Alexander
author_facet	Freinkman, Lev Plekhanov, Alexander
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title	Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia
title_short	Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia
title_full	Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia
title_fullStr	Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia
title_full_unstemmed	Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia
title_sort	fiscal decentralization in rentier regions: evidence from russia
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Fiscal Decentralization in Rentier Regions: Evidence from Russia

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