scholarly journals Fiscal decentralization and regional economic growth: Theory, empirics, and the Russian experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey Yushkov
2016 ◽  
pp. 94-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yushkov

The article deals with the theoretical and empirical relationship between fiscal decentralization and economic growth. Empirical analysis of Russian regions for 2005-2012 shows that excessive expenditure decentralization within the region, which is not accompanied by the respective level of revenue decentralization, is significantly and negatively related to regional economic growth. On the contrary, regional dependence on intergovernmental fiscal transfers from the federal center is positively associated with economic growth.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
B.I. Alekhin ◽  

This study examines the impact of fiscal decentralization on regional economic growth using panel data for 82 subjects of the Russian Federation for the period 2005-2018. General theoretical framework was drawn from the second-generation theory of fiscal federalism, and panel data econometrics suggested the appropriate empirical model and estimation method. The pooled mean group method was used to estimate an autoregressive distributed lags model based on Solow-Swan theory of economic growth. The results indicate that vertical fiscal gap has a negative and significant long-term impact on regional economic growth while vertical fiscal imbalance has a positive and significant long-term effect. The study is consistent with the modern theory of fiscal federalism, W.E. Oates’ matching hypothesis and previous empirical work using Russian data. The study also found evidence of conditional convergence of regional economies.


2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-107
Author(s):  
Haryo Kuncoro

Governance has gone through radical changes over the last twenty five years.Seemingly, it became one of the important strategies, processes, methods and mechanisms in governing countries to achieve economic development goals. The objective of this paper is to observe the local economic governance dynamics in the case of districts/municipalities in Indonesia. First, the dynamics behavior of local governance over time is analyzed by visual inspection of their non-parametric density distribution. More deeply, we use Markov chains to predict a pattern of change in local economic governance toward its steady state. Based on comparison between 2007 and 2011 data delivered by Commission of Regional Autonomy Implementation Watch, we conclude that there is a high level of persistence in the relative position of local governance index, consistent with a low degree of mobility in the index distribution implying the implementation of governance in the districts/municipalities in Indonesia is weak enough. This finding implies that the local economic governance is a key to achieve sustainable regional economic growth in line with fiscal decentralization and regional autonomy.Keywords : Local Economic Governance, Decentralization, Regional Economic Growth, Kernel Densities, Markov ChainsJEL Classification: H70, O43, O56


To achieve regional economic growth, the role of regional budgets is very important. In this regard, the utilization of regional economic and financial resources is an important factor in supporting the implementation of the fiscal decentralization system in the area. The implementation of fiscal decentralization in Indonesia is marked by the process of transferring financial resources to regions in significant amounts. In the last five years (2011-2015), the proportion of balancing funds to total regional income nationally reached an average of 73%. Despite the huge spike in decentralization policies, the implementation of fiscal decentralization in East Kalimantan Province, one of Indonesia's provinces, till now has not been able to bring about improving the welfare of local communities. In reality, there is still income inequality, although still relatively low in East Kalimantan Province. This study performs to measure the impact of fiscal decentralization on economic growth and income inequality in East Kalimantan – Indonesia. The hypothesis in this study is that fiscal decentralization negatively affects income inequality directly or indirectly through economic growth in East Kalimantan – Indonesia. The aim of this study is how to use the heuristic network to prove this hypothesis.


1972 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Alan Green ◽  
Horst Sieberg ◽  
T. N. Brewis

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Phouthakannha Nantharath ◽  
Sirisak Laochankham ◽  
Peerasit Kamnuasilpa ◽  
Eungoo Kang

Prior to the 1997 decentralization, over 90% of national revenue in Thailand were held at the central government and less than 10% of public expenditure were allocated to local governments across country. Lack of adequate revenue and access to sufficient expenditure budget has caused disparity and ineffectiveness of public services and economic development at the local level. This study examines the effects of the fiscal decentralization on the economic growth in Thailand from 2004 to 2017. The research methodology uses a cross panel data analysis across five provincial regions and considers revenue decentralization, expenditure decentralization, transfer dependency, and vertical fiscal imbalance as influential factors of growth. By applying Panel Fully Modified Least Squares (FMOLS) and Panel Dynamic Least Squares (DOLS) regression approaches, the study finds empirical evidence of positive effects of revenue decentralization, transfer dependency, and vertical fiscal imbalance on regional economic growth across five regions. However, this study also finds that expenditure decentralization has a negative impact on regional economic growth, but level of significance is weak. These findings suggest that the rapid increase in metropolis government expenditure budget following the years of political transition in 2006 and 2014 has caused stagnation in public investment at local level across country, thereby resulted in a lagged behind industrial output and gross provincial product. Lack of budget expenditures also weakens demand and stagnates growth in manufacturing, construction, and real estate activities, thereby rendering fiscal imbalances and development gaps in Thai economy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-72
Author(s):  
Agung Dinarjito ◽  
Almizar Dharmazi

Economic growth can be influenced by several factors, including fiscal decentralization, government investment, and also the level of human development. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the effect of fiscal decentralization, investment and human development index on regional economic growth in the province of East Kalimantan. East Kalimantan Province is one of the biggest mining producers in Indonesia, but the economic growth is negative. This research is a quantitative descriptive study using linear regression analysis method. The conclusion from this study is that only the human development index significantly influences regional economic growth in East Kalimantan Province. The author hopes that this research will be able to encourage Local Governments to evaluate existing policies by focusing on human development, increasing the effectiveness of Government investment and overseeing the implementation of fiscal decentralization.Pertumbuhan ekonomi dapat dipengaruhi oleh beberapa faktor, antara lain desentralisasi fiskal, investasi pemerintah, dan juga tingkat pembangunan manusianya. oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisisi pengaruh desentralisasi fiskal, investasi dan indeks pembangunan manusia terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi regional di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur. Provinsi Kalimantan Timur merupakan salah satu penghasil tambang terbesar di Indonesia, namun pertumbuhan ekonominya secara rata-rata negatif. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif deskriptif dengan menggunakan metode analisis regresi linier. Simpulan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa hanya indeks pembangunan manusia yang secara signfikan mempengaruhi pertumbuhan ekonomi regional di Provinsi Kalimantan Timur. Penulis berharap agar penelitian ini mampu mendorong Pemerintah Daerah mengevaluasi kebijakan yang ada dengan memfokuskan pada pembangunan manusia, meningkatkan efektivitas investasi Pemerintah dan pengawasan pelaksanaan desentralisasi fiskal.


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