The Theory and Practice of Equalization

Boadway, Robin

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Title:

The Theory and Practice of Equalization

Authors:

Boadway, Robin

Year of Publication:

2003

Series/Report no.:

Queen's Economics Department Working Paper No. 1016

Publisher:

Queen's University, Department of Economics, Kingston (Ontario)

Abstract:

This paper presents a selective and non-technical survey of the role of intergovernmental equalization transfers as a device for achieving efficiency in the allocation of labor across regions in a decentralized nation, and for achieving fiscal equity among residents of various regions. We discuss some of the issues that arise in attempting to put the principles of equalization into practice.

Subjects:

Equalization
Intergovernmental Transfers

JEL:

H77

Document Type:

Working Paper

Appears in Collections:

Queen’s Economics Department Working Paper, Department of Economics (QED), Queen’s University

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