Efficiency and Equalization Payments in a Federal System of Government: A Synthesis and Extension of Recent Results

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  • RBRobin Boadway
    Robin Boadway
  • FFFrank Flatters
    Frank Flatters
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Abstract
This paper investigates the rationale for a system of equalization transfers in a federal system of government. The existing sources of inefficiency of resource...