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The Determinants of Taxation Innovation Policy in Spain’s Common Regime Autonomous Communities (1986-2018) (2023)
Journal Article
Kölling, M., Toubeau, S., & Godoy, D. Z. (2024). The Determinants of Taxation Innovation Policy in Spain’s Common Regime Autonomous Communities (1986-2018). Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 54(1), 88-120. https://doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjad027

This article studies the determinants of tax innovation in Spain's Common Regime Autonomous Communities (ACs) over the period 1986-2018, across the different types of taxes included in their 'own taxes'. Our central finding is that the introduction o... Read More about The Determinants of Taxation Innovation Policy in Spain’s Common Regime Autonomous Communities (1986-2018).

Public policy in multi-level systems: A new research agenda for the study of regional-level policy (2022)
Journal Article
Kleider, H., & Toubeau, S. (2022). Public policy in multi-level systems: A new research agenda for the study of regional-level policy. Regional and Federal Studies, 32(3), 277-305. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2021.2018681

While there is a cumulative research programme on the causes of decentralization to regional and local governments, research on its policy consequences is less integrated. This article takes stock of the existing research on the policy consequences o... Read More about Public policy in multi-level systems: A new research agenda for the study of regional-level policy.

Adjusting to austerity: the public spending responses of regional governments to the budget constraint in Spain and Italy (2020)
Journal Article
Toubeau, S., & Vampa, D. (2021). Adjusting to austerity: the public spending responses of regional governments to the budget constraint in Spain and Italy. Journal of Public Policy, 41(3), 462-488. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X20000094

What are the effects of fiscal imbalances, and austerity, on regional-level spending? To answer this question, we examine an original dataset of yearly spending decisions of regional governments in Italy and Spain between 2003 and 2015. We find that... Read More about Adjusting to austerity: the public spending responses of regional governments to the budget constraint in Spain and Italy.

Party support in multi-level elections: the influence of economic perceptions and vertical congruence (2018)
Journal Article
Toubeau, S., & Wagner, M. (2018). Party support in multi-level elections: the influence of economic perceptions and vertical congruence. Electoral Studies, 54, 22-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2018.04.019

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd How does the economy influence party support in multi-level states? Using regional-level survey data from Canada, Germany and Spain, we show that there is a ‘cross-level’ effect of economic evaluations. Citizens thus take into con... Read More about Party support in multi-level elections: the influence of economic perceptions and vertical congruence.

Restructuring the state: mainstream responses to regional nationalism (2017)
Journal Article
Toubeau, S. (2017). Restructuring the state: mainstream responses to regional nationalism. Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 48(1), 76-101. https://doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjx057

Under what conditions are ‘holding-together’ federations created? And what shapes the development of their territorial structures? This article answers these questions through a comparative-historical analysis of territorial restructuring in Belgium,... Read More about Restructuring the state: mainstream responses to regional nationalism.

Party competition over decentralisation: the influence of ideology and electoral incentives on issue emphasis (2016)
Journal Article
Toubeau, S., & Wagner, M. (in press). Party competition over decentralisation: the influence of ideology and electoral incentives on issue emphasis. European Journal of Political Research, 55(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12133

Under what conditions is decentralisation a salient issue for state-wide political parties? It is argued in this article that the extent to which state-wide parties emphasise decentralisation depends on their strategic considerations: on their overal... Read More about Party competition over decentralisation: the influence of ideology and electoral incentives on issue emphasis.

Explaining Party Positions on Decentralization (2013)
Journal Article
Toubeau, S., & Wagner, M. (2015). Explaining Party Positions on Decentralization. British Journal of Political Science, 45(1), 97-119. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123413000239

© Cambridge University Press 2013. Debates about decentralization raise cultural questions of identity and economic questions of redistribution and efficiency. Therefore the preferences of statewide parties regarding decentralization are related to t... Read More about Explaining Party Positions on Decentralization.