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MPRA Paper | 2007

Federalism, Decentralisation and Corruption

Sebastián Freille; M. Emranul Haque; Richard Kneller

We investigate the empirical relationship between decentralisation and corruption. Using a newly assembled dataset containing data for up to 174 countries, we revisit the empirical evidence and seek to explain some of the inconsistent results that exist in the literature. We find that not only results differ due to the use of different specifications and data but more importantly because previous research overlooks the relationship between different dimensions of decentralisation. We propose an approach aimed at exploring the aggregate effect of decentralization on corruption. In this context, we analyze the existence of direct and indirect effects of these aspects on corruption. Our results suggest that fiscal (market) decentralisation is associated with lower corruption. However, we also find that constitutional decentralisation (federalism) is associated with higher corruption. Furthermore, we find that certain forms of political decentralisation worsen the positive effect of constitutional centralization on corruption. Finally, other forms of decentralisation such as spatial decentralisation do not appear to have a strong association with corruption. Our results suggest the possibility that previous empirical work may grossly overestimate de aggregate impact of decentralization and corruption.


Regional & Federal Studies | 2017

Do intergovernmental transfers affect the distribution of manufacturing production across regions in federal countries? Theory and evidence for Argentina

Pedro E. Moncarz; Sebastián Freille; Alberto José Figueras; Nestor Clever Grión

ABSTRACT The effect of changes in the distribution of top-to-bottom intergovernmental transfers on the location of manufacturing production is analysed using a modified version of the footloose capital model. An increase in the share of transfers received by a region increases its share of manufacturing production the larger are transaction costs; the larger is the share of transfers going directly to consumers; the larger is the share of manufacturing consumption vis-à-vis non-tradable consumption; and the easier consumers can substitute among manufacturing varieties. Using data for Argentina for 1983-2005, the empirical analysis appears to support the existence of two distinctive regimes, with smaller/poorer provinces benefiting in terms of the location of manufacturing production as a response to an increase in transfers. Also, for these provinces, the benefits are greater if they are politically aligned with the federal government, especially through the receipt of discretionary transfers. For large/rich provinces, the evidence is less conclusive.


Revista de economía y estadística | 2009

Fiscal Transfers, Public Sector Wage Premium and the Effects on Private Wages

Marcelo Capello; Alberto José Figueras; Sebastián Freille; Pedro E. Moncarz


Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research | 2011

The role of federal transfers in regional convergence in human development indicators in Argentina

Marcelo Capello; Alberto José Figueras; Sebastián Freille; Pedro E. Moncarz


Revista de Economía y Estadística | 2014

Electoral effects of intergovernmental fiscal transfers: An application to local elections in the province of Cordoba, 1995-2011

Sebastián Freille; Marcelo Capello


Studia Politicæ | 2014

La economía política de la “armonización”. Transferencias fiscales para el sostenimiento de los sistemas previsionales provinciales. El caso de Córdoba, 2002-2008.

Marcelo Nazareno; Sebastián Freille; Mónica Susana Cingolani


XVI Seminario de Federalismo Fiscal (La Plata, 2013) | 2013

Vertical fiscal transfers and the location of footloose activity across a country regions

Pedro E. Moncarz; Sebastián Freille; Alberto José Figueras; Marcelo Capello


Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research | 2013

Efectos de las transferencias federales sobre la convergencia regionalen indicadores de desarrollo humano en Argentina

Marcelo Capello; Alberto José Figueras; Sebastián Freille; Pedro E. Moncarz


II Jornadas Iberoamericanas de Financiación Local (La Plata, 2013) | 2013

Finanzas municipales 1993-2010 en el contexto del federalismo fiscal argentino

Marcelo Capello; Gustavo Diarte; Sebastián Freille


Archive | 2012

Estructura de governance y desempeño económico-social en la provincia de Córdoba. Desarrollo de indicadores y evaluación en perspectiva comparada.

Marcelo Nazareno; Mónica Susana Cingolani; Sebastián Freille; Hernán Ramiro Camps; Alejandro Zuleta; Marcos Cohen Arazi; Gabriela Galassi; Cecilia Di Monti; Gustavo Idiarte; Martín Guillermo Lardone; Marcelo Copello; Soledad Cabrera; Marcos Meyer; Verta Caillet-Bois; Melisa Garondi Novak; Flavia Theaux

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Marcelo Capello

National University of Cordoba

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Alberto José Figueras

National University of Cordoba

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Pedro E. Moncarz

National University of Cordoba

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Marcelo Nazareno

National University of Cordoba

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José Luis Arrufat

National University of Cordoba

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Nestor Clever Grión

National University of Cordoba

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