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Déterminants des transferts intergouvernementaux : le cas du Maroc

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  • Maria Elkhdari

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The Moroccan central government follows a formula-based approach when it redistributes the Value Added Tax (VAT) revenues to local municipalities. Using a unique panel dataset on Moroccan municipalities from 2005 to 2009, this paper investigates the determinants of unconditional transfers. The results suggest that socio-economic variables are significant, implying that there is an underlying system of equalization with an important bias toward urban municipalities. Political factors do also play an important role in this redistribution process, and this supports the hypothesis of a tactical redistribution rather than a targeted redistribution. Besides, ?swing municipalities? receive more transfers than others, and being a municipality ruled by supporters of the central government does not seem to determine the amount of transfers to be received. Further quantile analysis points to the existence of a real heterogeneity in the conditional redistribution of the VAT and the impact of socio-economic characteristics depends on the amount of VAT transferred.

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  • Maria Elkhdari, 2019. "Déterminants des transferts intergouvernementaux : le cas du Maroc," Revue économique, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 70(1), pages 67-96.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:recosp:reco_701_0067
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    1. Jean Raoul NKOUDOU BENGONO & Boniface EPO NGAH & Simon Pierre ONANA, 2023. "Effets des transferts intergouvernementaux sur la mobilisation des recettes publiques locales : cas des communes camerounaises," Region et Developpement, Region et Developpement, LEAD, Universite du Sud - Toulon Var, vol. 58, pages 83-101.

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