Federalism and transfers over municipalities: an empirical analysis on equity and efficiency

• Grant number: 12/23862-5
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: April 01, 2013
• End date: September 30, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Economics - Regional and Urban Economics
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Batista Politi
• Grantee: Ricardo Batista Politi
• Host Institution: Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (CECS). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Enlinson Henrique Carvalho de Mattos

Abstract

Federalism frequently implies in fiscal imbalances among different jurisdictions, mostly between municipalities and central government. This research project aims to develop a empirical analysis from transfers funds for municipalities in Brazil, regarding allocative and fiscal need criteria. To achieve this aim, two different approaches are suggested. First to evaluate transfers fund share, we propose a fiscal capacity standardization method conditional to need measures, as human development index (HDI). Secondly, to evaluate net fiscal benefits, we follow Albouy (2012) approach which consider both equity and efficiency aspects of federal transfers, but we propose a comparison between small municipalities and large cities (metropolis). (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

POLITI, RICARDO; MATTOS, ENLINSON. Wages, Informality, and Net Fiscal Benefit in a Federation: Evaluating Intergovernmental Grants in Brazilian Municipalities. PUBLIC FINANCE REVIEW, v. 46, n. 3, p. 486-513, MAY 2018. (12/23862-5)