State capacity & the soft budget constraint: Fiscal federalism, Indian style

In this paper, we explore the effects of India's federal structure on state-level fiscal responsibility. Drawing from a 1991–2018 dataset, we argue that higher levels of transfer and borrowing dependence (soft budget constraints) from the central government facilitate lower levels of fiscal res...

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Main Authors: Praduymn K. Tripathi, Theocharis N. Grigoriadis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-07-01
Series:Asia and the Global Economy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667111523000051