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Verbesserte Finanzbedarfsmessung im nordrhein-westfälischen Finanzausgleich und ihre Verteilungswirkungen

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  • Brenner Thomas

    (Fachbereich Geographie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Deutschhausstraße 1035032 MarburgMarburg, Germany)

  • Döring Thomas

    (Fachbereich Gesellschaftswissenschaften, Hochschule Darmstadt, Haardtring 10064295 DarmstadtTel.: (06151)16-38743Darmstadt, Germany)

Abstract

Within the local fiscal equalization system of North Rhine-Westphalia, anticipated financial needs of municipalities are estimated by the use of regression analysis. In the recent past the previously exercised regression approach shows unexpected results concerning the main parameters determining intra-system allocation of general grants. Against this background the paper analyses the reasons for these parameter variations in order to identify an alternative approach to achieve regression results with higher accuracy and time stability both of which are of particular importance from a fiscal equalization policy perspective. It will be shown that the so-called robust regression is such an alternative method which leads – in case of its implementation – to divergent distributional effects compared to the status quo.

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  • Brenner Thomas & Döring Thomas, 2018. "Verbesserte Finanzbedarfsmessung im nordrhein-westfälischen Finanzausgleich und ihre Verteilungswirkungen," Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, De Gruyter, vol. 67(2), pages 189-218, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:lus:zwipol:v:67:y:2018:i:2:p:189-218:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/zfwp-2018-0009
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    1. Thiess Büttner & Fédéric Holm-Hadulla & Rüdiger Parsche & Christiane Starbatty, 2008. "Analyse und Weiterentwicklung des kommunalen Finanzausgleichs in Nordrhein-Westfalen," ifo Forschungsberichte, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 41.
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    Keywords

    local fiscal equalization scheme; financial requirements measurement; Kommunaler Finanzausgleich; Finanzbedarfsmessung;
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    JEL classification:

    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H - Public Economics

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