Fiscal equalisation in Australia: proposals for an efficiency-based system

We argue that Australian equalisation should be driven by efficiency concerns. To this end, we propose an efficiency-based equalisation model and argue that, if implemented, this model would yield welfare gains in all States, relative to the status quo. Our model is also shown to yield superior welf...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Petchey, Jeffrey Dean, Levtchenkova, Sofia
Format: Journal Article
Published: Economic Society of Australia 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25493