Fiscal Federalism in Transition Countries: The Three Baltic States Compared
Nico Groenendijk,
Annika Jaansoo
Abstract:This paper analyzes three transition countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) regarding four essential features of fiscal federalism: (a) the administrative set-up, (b) the tasks and functions allocated to sub-national governments, (c) revenue structure and fiscal autonomy, and (d) fiscal discipline. The practices in the three countries are analyzed for the period 2001–2013 mainly, and compared to practices in the EU-28 at large. Compared to the EU average, fiscal disciplinary performance of the Baltic States… Show more
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