Residual and technical tax efficiency scores for Brazilian municipalities: a two-stage approach

Recurrent fiscal imbalances in terms of tax and expenditure assignments among central and local governments are a critical issue in public finance. To equalize tax capacities, cope with spillovers or to achieve national policy objectives, central governments often provide transfers to lower levels o...

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Main Authors: Maria da Conceição Sampaio de Sousa, Pedro Lucas da Cruz Pereira Araújo, Maria Eduarda Tannuri-Pianto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-03-01
Series:Estudos Econômicos
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/ee/article/view/36067