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.