Decentralizing Spending More Than Revenue: Does it Hurt Fiscal Performance?
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WP; government; vertical fiscal imbalance; spending; country; General government; government balance; revenue; fiscal federalism; vertical gap; local governments; fiscal balance; OECD; balance term; OECD country; government expenditure; central government; national government; VFI coefficient; Fiscal stance; General government spending;All these keywords.
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