Article in Journal
Comments on the Complaint Filed by the Free State of Bavaria and the State of Hessen Regarding Federal-Länder Fiscal Equalisation
Thomas Lenk
ifo Institut, München, 2014
ifo Schnelldienst, 2014, 67, Nr. 01, 09-14
ifo Institut, München, 2014
ifo Schnelldienst, 2014, 67, Nr. 01, 09-14
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Thomas Lenk, University of Leipzig, highlights that federal fiscal equalisation should also retain the contours of cooperative federalism in the future; and should work towards maintaining community solidarity between financially strong Länder and their financially weak counterparts.
JEL Classification: H710, H720, H770, K340