Economic integration and government size: a review of the empirical literature

This paper reviews the empirical literature concerning the impact of economic integration on the size and the composition of the public budget. From a theoretical perspective, a pessimistic view highlights the threat that economic integration constitutes to the action of the public sector. An optimi...

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Main Authors: Francesca Gastaldi, Paolo Liberati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Public Finance 2011-09-01
Series:Financial Theory and Practice
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Online Access:http://www.ijf.hr/upload/files/file/FTP/2011/3/gastaldi-liberati.pdf

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