Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/2820 
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Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1125
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for World Economics (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
The paper analyzes one important aspect of the constitutional debate: the allocation of econornie competences between the EU and the mernber states. It takes the theory of fiscal federalism as a starting point for an optimal allocation of economic competences. The main message of the theory is that a transfer of econornie competences from a lower to a higher political level always leads to a negligence of individual preferences and, therefore, can only be economically justified if national policies cause strong spillovers (externalities) to other jurisdictions. Based on this approach, the paper proposes an allocation of econornic conipetences that can serve as an overall. guideline for a European constitution.
Subjects: 
fiscal federalism
allocation of competences
European constitution
JEL: 
H77
F42
F15
H23
H11
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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