Fiscal competition and the impact of fiscal equalisation [Elektronische Ressource] : theory and evidence from Germany / vorgelegt von Sebastian Hauptmeier

Fiscal Competition and the Impact of FiscalEqualisation:Theory and Evidence from GermanyInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung des Grades Doctor oeconomiae publicae(Dr. oec. publ.)an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit at Munc hen2008vorgelegt vonDipl.-Volksw. Sebastian HauptmeierReferent: Prof. Dr. Thiess ButtnerKorreferent: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hau erPromotionsabschlussberatung: 04. Februar 2009AcknowledgementsThis book contains work that was written between winter 2004/05 and summer 2008 whileI was a Research Fellow at the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and, later,an Economist in the Fiscal Policies Division of the European Central Bank. At the sametime, I was a liated to the University of Munich as a doctoral student. Many people havehelped me enormously with their advice and encouragement. First and foremost, I amindebted to my supervisor Prof. Dr. Thiess Buettner for his excellent academic guidanceand constant support. I have learned much from him about modern theoretical andempirical approaches in the eld of local public nance and I am grateful to him for manyhours of fruitful discussions. He is also co-author of the paper E cient Revenue Sharingand Upper Level Governments: Theory and Application to Germany which constitutesthe basis of chapter 2 of this book. I would also like to thank Robert Schwager for hiscontribution to this article. Furthermore, I am very grateful to Prof. Dr.