Pitfalls on the Road to Fiscal Decentralization Vito Tanzi Economic Reform Project (2007)
Global Policy Program, Vito Tanzi
this paper is to discuss a range of issues related to fiscal decentralization, focusing in particular on possible alternatives to decentralization and various pitfalls that may be associated with it....
During the 1950s, Jan Tinbergen and other prominent economists developed an attractive theoretical way of using fiscal instruments (taxes and public spending) to promote socially-desirable economic...
PUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY EVIDENCE FOR NEW EU MEMBER STATES AND EMERGING MARKETS 1 (2006)
António Afonso, Ludger Schuknecht, Vito Tanzi, António Afonso, Ludger Schuknecht, Vito Tanzi
In 2006 all ECB publications will feature a motif taken from the €5 banknote.
El papel del Estado y la calidad del sector público (2000)
Este artículo llega a la conclusión de que la calidad del sector público sólo puede evaluarse en relación con el papel del Estado. En general, un sector público eficiente debería poder...
El papel del Estado y la calidad del sector público (2000)
Este artículo llega a la conclusión de que la calidad del sector público sólo puede evaluarse en relación con el papel del Estado. En general, un sector público eficiente debería poder...
Transition to market : studies in fiscal reform / edited by Vito Tanzi (1993)
Tanzi, Vito, Fondo Mometario Internacional
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Comparison and analysis of income taxes in five countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and United Kingdom.
Public sector efficiency: evidence for new EU member states and emerging markets.
António Afonso, Ludger Schuknecht, Vito Tanzi
In this paper we analyse public sector efficiency in the new member states of the European Union compared to that in emerging markets. After a conceptual discussion of expenditure efficiency...
Taxation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Vito Tanzi, M. Zühtü Yücelik, Carlos A. Aguirre, Peter S. Griffith
Sub-Saharan Africa , Tax policy , Taxation ,
Globalization and the Future of Social Protection.
Social protection in industrial countries has been provided through regulations, tax expenditures, and public spending. This paper argues that globalization will affect the governments' ability to...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1967.
Corruption Around the World: Causes,Consequences, Scope, and Cures
Corruption is attracting a lot of attention around the world. This paper surveys and discusses issues related to the causes, consequences, and scope of corruption, and possible corrective actions. It...
Global Imbalances and Fund Surveillance1
Over its existence the IMF has been an instrument with multiple objectives. The main objectives have been (a) surveillance over countries' economic policies; (b) occasional provision of financial...
Income distribution determinants and public spending efficiency
António Afonso, Ludger Schuknecht, Vito Tanzi
In this paper we examine the impact of public spending, education, and institutions on income distribution in advanced economies. We also assess the efficiency of public spending in redistributing...
Public sector efficiency: an international comparison.
Ludger Schuknecht, Antonio Afonso, Vito Tanzi
We compute public sector performance (PSP) and efficiency (PSE) indicators, comprising a composite and seven sub-indicators, for 23 industrialised countries. The first four sub-indicators are...
Reforming public expenditure in industrialised countries - are there trade-offs?
In this paper, we show that, contrary to common beliefs, over the past two decades several countries were able to reduce public spending by remarkable amounts. These countries did not seem to have...
Stevenson Lectures in Citizenship
Frank Field, Hans-Werner Sinn, Vito Tanzi
1. "Making Welfare Work: the Politics of Reform", by Frank Field 2. "EU Enlargement and the Future of the Welfare State", by Hans-Werner Sinn and 3. "Globalization and the Future of Social...
Public sector efficiency: An international comparison
António Afonso, Ludger Schuknecht, Vito Tanzi
We compute public sector performance (PSP) and public sector efficiency (PSE) indicators, comprising a composite and seven sub-indicators, for 23 industrialised countries. The first four...
Corruption Around the World: Causes,Consequences, Scope, and Cures
Corruption is attracting a lot of attention around the world. This paper surveys and discusses issues related to the causes, consequences, and scope of corruption, and possible corrective actions. It...
A Tax on Gross Assets of Enterprises as a Form of Presumptive Taxation
Taxation , Public enterprises , Income taxes ,
Financial Markets and Public Finance in the Transformation Process
Capital markets , Public finance , Centrally planned economies , Fiscal reforms , Tax administration , Tax reforms , Social security , Government expenditures , Financial systems ,
Interest Rates and Government Debt: Are the Linkages Global Rather than National?
Interest rates , Public debt , Budget deficits , Public sector savings ,
Tax Reform in Economies in Transition - A Brief Introduction to the Main Issues
Tax reforms , Tax systems , Centrally planned economies , Income taxes , Tax revenues , Tax changes ,
The Taxation of Financial Assets: A Survey of Issues and Country Experiences
Taxation , Financial assets ,
Fiscal Deficit and Public Debt in Industrial Countries, 1970-1994
Budget deficits , Public debt , Savings , Interest rates , Developed countries , Economic models ,
Fiscal Policy and the Economic Restructuring of Economies in Transition
Fiscal policy , Centrally planned economies , Budget deficits , Tax reforms , Government expenditures ,
The Reform of Tax Administration
Anthony J. Pellechio, Vito Tanzi
Tax administration , Tax reforms , Tax collection ,
Mobilization of Savings in Eastern European Countries - The Role of the State
Savings , Eastern Europe , Centrally planned economies , Monetary policy , Fiscal policy ,
Human Capital Accumulation and Public Sector Growth
Human capital , Economic growth , Public Sector , Labor , Economic models ,
Globalization, Tax Competition and the Future of Tax Systems
Globalization , Tax systems , Competition , Capital markets , Tax rates , Value added tax ,
Government Role and the Efficiency of Policy Instruments
Public sector , Fiscal policy , Government expenditures , Taxes ,
The Growth of Government and the Reform of the State in Industrial Countries
Government expenditures , Developed countries ,
Money Laundering and the International Financial System
Money laundering , Financial systems , Economic policy ,
The Changing Role of the State in the Economy - A Historical Perspective
Social policy , Economic policy ,
Corruption, Public Investment, and Growth
Hamid Reza Davoodi, Vito Tanzi
Corruption , Public investment , Economic growth , Productivity , Government expenditures ,
Taxation and the Household Saving Rate - Evidence from OECD Countries
Taxation , Savings , Income taxes , OECD ,
Tax systems , United States , European Economic and Monetary Union ,
The Demise of the Nation State?
Economic growth , Fiscal policy , International cooperation ,
Increasing Dependency Ratios, Pensions, and Tax Smoothing
Pensions , Taxation , Exchange risk ,
Fundamental Determinants of Inequality and the Role of Government
Public sector , Development , Social policy ,
Globalization and the Future of Social Protection
Globalization , Taxes , Government expenditures ,
Tax Policy for Emerging Markets - Developing Countries
Tax policy , Developing countries , Tax reforms , Emerging markets ,
The Role of the State and the Quality of the Public Sector
Public sector , Economic policy ,
Fiscal Reform Over Ten Years of Transition
Vito Tanzi, George C. Tsibouris
Economic reform , Fiscal policy ,
Globalization, Technological Developments, and the Work of Fiscal Termites
Globalization , Tax evasion ,
The Cost of Government and the Misuse of Public Assets
Budgetary policy , Public sector ,
Corruption, Growth, and Public Finances
Hamid Reza Davoodi, Vito Tanzi
Corruption , Economic growth , Public finance , Investment ,
Presumptive Income Taxation: Administrative, Efficiency, and Equity Aspects
Income taxes , Tax administration , Taxation ,
Tax policy , Developing countries , Taxation , Tax revenues , Tax reforms ,
Local Service Provision in Selected OECD Countries: Do Decentralized Operations Work Better?
Giorgio Brosio, Ehtisham Ahmad, Vito Tanzi
There is a widespread presumption that decentralization improves public service provision. This has led to policy prescriptions that are assiduously adhered to by countries and international. This...
The future of fiscal federalism
For at least three decades after World War II, there was little interest in fiscal decentralization. Because of the large growth in public spending that took place during that period, a growth that...
FISCAL POLICY IN THE FUTURE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
This paper examines some of the challenges and opportunities for fi scal policy in the future. It starts by recalling the evolution of the modern tax system with the introduction of a progressive...
Public Sector Efficiency: Evidence for New EU Member States and Emerging Markets
António Afonso, Ludger Schuknecht, Vito Tanzi
In this paper we analyse public sector efficiency in the new member states of the European Union compared to that in emerging markets. After a conceptual discussion of expenditure efficiency...
Income Distribution Determinants and Public Spending Efficiency
António Afonso, Ludger Schknecht, Vito Tanzi
In this paper we examine the impact of public spending, education, and institutions on income distribution in advanced economies. We also assess the efficiency of public spending in redistributing...
This paper attempts to demonstrate a need to expand the simple Fisherian view whereby changes in interest rates are explained largely by changes in expected inflation. It presents and tests a model...
An Explanation of the Behavior of Personal Savings in the United States in Recent Years
A sharp increase in the real interest rates in the U.S. in the 1980s was expected to induce a higher personal saving rate. Actually, between 1981 and 1983 the personal saving rate fell from 7.5...
Fiscal policy and fiscal rules in the European Union
Finanzpolitik, Europische Wirtschafts- und Whrungsunion, Fiscal policy, European Economic and Monetary Union
Public Spending in the 20th Century
This book discusses the changing role of government finance in the twentieth century. It documents the enormous increase in government spending throughout the 1900s across all industrialized...
Public Spending in the 20th Century
This book discusses the changing role of government finance in the twentieth century. It documents the enormous increase in government spending throughout the 1900s across all industrialized...