Fiscal decentralization and spillover effects of local government public spending: the case of Italy. Issue 10 (3rd October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: De Siano, Rita; D'Uva, Marcella
• Is Part Of: Regional studies. Volume 51:Issue 10(2017)
• Page Start: 1507
• Page End: 1517
• Publication Date: 2017-10-03
• Subjects: regional public spending -- spillover effects -- administrative decentralization -- spatial econometric analysis; 区域公共支出 -- 外溢效应 -- 行政去中心化 -- 空间计量经济分析; dépenses publiques régionales -- retombées -- décentralisation administrative -- analyse économétrique spatiale; regionale öffentliche Ausgaben -- Übertragungseffekte -- Dezentralisierung der Verwaltung -- räumliche ökonometrische Analyse; gasto público regional -- efectos indirectos -- descentralización administrativa -- análisis econométrico espacial; C21 -- H72; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 307.14
• DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2016.1208814
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3404

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Fiscal decentralization and spillover effects of local government public spending: the case of Italy. Regional Studies . This paper investigates the presence of spatial interdependencies in the regional public expenditure decision process and the impact of fiscal decentralization on its determinants. The analysis refers to the constitutional reform concluded in Italy in 2001 that redefined the legislative powers of the regions and their sectoral competence. The results highlight the opportunistic behaviour of regional governments in sectors where they can benefit from neighbours' public expenditure spillovers. Other findings comprise the presence of congestion and mobility effects, a shift in demand to the private sector, except for education, and the mobility of individuals towards richer regions.