Efficiency Effects of Fiscal Equalization on Economic Development

This study develops a theoretical model to analyse the incentive effects of revenue-sharing fiscal equalization systems on regional economic development, in the context of a representative tax system. The key finding is that the presence of a fiscal equalization net transfer incentivises a region...

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Main Author: Islam, MD Nahidul
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86131
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description This study develops a theoretical model to analyse the incentive effects of revenue-sharing fiscal equalization systems on regional economic development, in the context of a representative tax system. The key finding is that the presence of a fiscal equalization net transfer incentivises a region to select a suboptimal savings rate. This results in less accumulation of capital for future regional economic development.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-861312021-11-02T04:12:47Z Efficiency Effects of Fiscal Equalization on Economic Development Islam, MD Nahidul This study develops a theoretical model to analyse the incentive effects of revenue-sharing fiscal equalization systems on regional economic development, in the context of a representative tax system. The key finding is that the presence of a fiscal equalization net transfer incentivises a region to select a suboptimal savings rate. This results in less accumulation of capital for future regional economic development. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86131 Curtin University fulltext
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Efficiency Effects of Fiscal Equalization on Economic Development
title Efficiency Effects of Fiscal Equalization on Economic Development
title_full Efficiency Effects of Fiscal Equalization on Economic Development
title_fullStr Efficiency Effects of Fiscal Equalization on Economic Development
title_full_unstemmed Efficiency Effects of Fiscal Equalization on Economic Development
title_short Efficiency Effects of Fiscal Equalization on Economic Development
title_sort efficiency effects of fiscal equalization on economic development
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86131