Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/125857 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
Freiburger Diskussionspapiere zur Ordnungsökonomik No. 16/01
Publisher: 
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institut für Allgemeine Wirtschaftsforschung, Abteilung für Wirtschaftspolitik und Ordnungsökonomik, Freiburg i. Br.
Abstract: 
Formal fiscal rules have been introduced in many countries throughout the world. While most studies focus on the intra-jurisdictional effects of fiscal rules, vertical effects on the finances of other levels of government have yet to be explored thoroughly. This paper investigates the influence of Swiss cantonal debt brakes on municipal finances during the years 1980-2011 by examining aggregated and disaggregated local data. A Difference-in-Differences estimation (twoway fixed effects) provides little evidence that budget constraints at the cantonal level affect average municipal finances and fiscal decentralization.
Subjects: 
Fiscal Rule
Vertical Effect
Fiscal Shock
Decentralization
Sub-national Finances
JEL: 
H60
H77
H74
H72
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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