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IV Workshop on Fiscal Federalism: Decentralization: Political Accountability, Corruption and Economic Outcomes Barcelona, June 30- July 1, 2011 PROGRAM: June 30, 2011 – LOCATION: Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona (C/Tinent Coronel Valenzuela, 1-11 - Barcelona) 08:45 - 09:15 Opening address: Jesús Marin (Vice Dean of Research, Universitat de Barcelona); Martí Parellada (Director, IEB); Alejandro Esteller (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB) (Room: 117) 09:15 - 10:00 Plenary Session: “State Gun Policy and Cross State Externalities: Evidence from Crime Gun Tracing” - Brian Knight (Brown University) (Room: 117) 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 12:15 Session 1a - EFFECTS OF GRANTS (Room: “Sala de Recepcions”) Chair: Marko Koethenbuerger (University of Copenhagen and CESifo) “Stimulating Local Public Employment: Do General Grants Work?” Heléne Lundqvist (Uppsala University), Matz Dahlberg(Uppsala University,CESifo,IEB), Eva Mörk (Uppsala University,IEB) Discussant: Thiess Buettner “Responses to Grants and the Marginal Cost of Public Funds” Thiess Buettner(FAU and CESifo), Nadine Fabritz (CESifo) Discussant: Matz Dahlberg Session 1b - DECENTRALIZATION & CORRUPTION (Room: 105) Chair: Daniel Montolio (UB & IEB) “Decentralization (Localization) and Corruption: New Cross-Country Evidence” Maksym Ivanyna (World Bank), Anwar Shah (World Bank Discussant: Stephan Litschig “Deterrence and Rent Extraction: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Brazil” Yves Zamboni (FGV São Paulo), Stephan Litschig (UPF) Discussant: Maksym Ivanyna 12:15 - 14:00 Session 2a – CORRUPTION AND REVENUES (Room: “Sala de Recepcions”) Chair: Eva Mörk (Uppsala University) “The Political Resource Curse” Fernanda Brollo(University of Alicante), Tommaso Nannicini (Bocconi University), Roberto Perotti (Bocconi University), Guido Tabellini (Bocconi University) Discussant: Stanislao Maldonado “Resource Windfall and Corruption: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Peru” Stanislao Maldonado (University of California at Berkeley) Discussant: Fernanda Brollo Session 2b – LOCAL POLITICIANS (Room: 105) Chair: Umberto Galmarini (Università dell'Insubria) “Is it Worth it? On the Returns to Holding Political Office” Heléne Lundqvist (Uppsala University) Discussant: Tanguy van Ypersele “Decentralisation and the Quality of the Politicians: The Political Economy of Task Complexity and Candidate Selection” Susana Peralta (Nova School of Business and Economics) , Tanguy van Ypersele (Aix-Marseille University de la Mediterannee) Discussant: Heléne Lundqvist 14:00 - 15:30 WORKING Lunch (Location: Hall Aula Magna - Facultat d’Economia I Empresa) 15:30 - 17:15 Session 3a – DESIGN OF FEDERAL SYSTEMS (Room: “Sala de Recepcions”) Chair: Núria Bosch (UB & IEB) “Is Centralization a Solution to the Soft Budget Constraint Problem?” Avi Ben-Bassat (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Momi Dahan (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Esteban Klor (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Discussant: Pascale Duran-Vigneron “To Assemble to Resemble? A Study of Fiscal Disparities among French Municipalities” Marie-Laure Breuillé (INRA), Pascale Duran-Vigneron (University of Exeter), Anne-Laure Samson (LEDA-LEGOS, Université Paris Dauphine) Discussant: Esteban Klor Session 3b - LOCAL TAXATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY (Room: 105) Chair: Albert Solé (UB & IEB) “Electoral Rules and Incentive Effects of Fiscal Transfers: Evidence from Germany” Peter Egger (ETH Zurich), Marko Koethenbuerger (University of Copenhagen), Michael Smart(University of Toronto Discussant: Lucie Gadenne “Tax Me, But Spend Wisely : The Political Economy of Taxes, Evidence from Brazilian Local Governments” Lucie Gadenne (Paris School of Economics) Discussant: Marko Koethenbuerger 17:15 – 18:00 Plenary Session: "Disproportionate Influence? Electoral Systems and Special Interest Politics in Local Government" - Michael Smart (University of Toronto) (Room: 117) 19:00 Cultural Activity – Guided Visit to the UB’s Historic Building 20:30 Dinner: “ATN” Restaurant
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IV Workshop on Fiscal Federalism: Decentralization: Political Accountability, Corruption and Economic Outcomes Barcelona, June 30- July 1, 2011
PROGRAM: June 30, 2011 – LOCATION: Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona (C/Tinent Coronel Valenzuela, 1-11 - Barcelona) 08:45 - 09:15 Opening address: Jesús Marin (Vice Dean of Research, Universitat de Barcelona); Martí Parellada (Director, IEB); Alejandro Esteller (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB) (Room: 117) 09:15 - 10:00 Plenary Session: “State Gun Policy and Cross State Externalities: Evidence from Crime Gun Tracing” - Brian Knight (Brown University) (Room: 117) 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break 10:30 - 12:15
Session 1a - EFFECTS OF GRANTS (Room: “Sala de Recepcions”) Chair: Marko Koethenbuerger (University of Copenhagen and CESifo) “Stimulating Local Public Employment: Do General Grants Work?” Heléne Lundqvist (Uppsala University), Matz Dahlberg(Uppsala University,CESifo,IEB), Eva Mörk (Uppsala University,IEB) Discussant: Thiess Buettner “Responses to Grants and the Marginal Cost of Public Funds” Thiess Buettner(FAU and CESifo), Nadine Fabritz (CESifo) Discussant: Matz Dahlberg
Session 1b - DECENTRALIZATION & CORRUPTION (Room: 105) Chair: Daniel Montolio (UB & IEB) “Decentralization (Localization) and Corruption: New Cross-Country Evidence” Maksym Ivanyna (World Bank), Anwar Shah (World Bank Discussant: Stephan Litschig “Deterrence and Rent Extraction: Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Brazil” Yves Zamboni (FGV São Paulo), Stephan Litschig (UPF) Discussant: Maksym Ivanyna
12:15 - 14:00
Session 2a – CORRUPTION AND REVENUES (Room: “Sala de Recepcions”) Chair: Eva Mörk (Uppsala University) “The Political Resource Curse” Fernanda Brollo(University of Alicante), Tommaso Nannicini (Bocconi University), Roberto Perotti (Bocconi University), Guido Tabellini (Bocconi University) Discussant: Stanislao Maldonado “Resource Windfall and Corruption: Evidence from a Natural Experiment Peru” Stanislao Maldonado (University of California at Berkeley) Discussant: Fernanda Brollo
Session 2b – LOCAL POLITICIANS (Room: 105) Chair: Umberto Galmarini (Università dell'Insubria) “Is it Worth it? On the Returns to Holding Political Office” Heléne Lundqvist (Uppsala University) Discussant: Tanguy van Ypersele “Decentralisation and the Quality of the Politicians: The Political Economy of Task Complexity and Candidate Selection” Susana Peralta (Nova School of Business and Economics) , Tanguy van Ypersele (Aix-Marseille University de la Mediterannee) Discussant: Heléne Lundqvist
14:00 - 15:30 WORKING Lunch (Location: Hall Aula Magna - Facultat d’Economia I Empresa) 15:30 - 17:15
Session 3a – DESIGN OF FEDERAL SYSTEMS (Room: “Sala de Recepcions”) Chair: Núria Bosch (UB & IEB) “Is Centralization a Solution to the Soft Budget Constraint Problem?” Avi Ben-Bassat (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Momi Dahan (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Esteban Klor (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Discussant: Pascale Duran-Vigneron “To Assemble to Resemble? A Study of Fiscal Disparities among French Municipalities” Marie-Laure Breuillé (INRA), Pascale Duran-Vigneron (University of Exeter), Anne-Laure Samson (LEDA-LEGOS, Université Paris Dauphine) Discussant: Esteban Klor
Session 3b - LOCAL TAXATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY (Room: 105) Chair: Albert Solé (UB & IEB) “Electoral Rules and Incentive Effects of Fiscal Transfers: Evidence from Germany” Peter Egger (ETH Zurich), Marko Koethenbuerger (University of Copenhagen), Michael Smart(University of Toronto Discussant: Lucie Gadenne “Tax Me, But Spend Wisely : The Political Economy of Taxes, Evidence from Brazilian Local Governments” Lucie Gadenne (Paris School of Economics) Discussant: Marko Koethenbuerger
17:15 – 18:00 Plenary Session: "Disproportionate Influence? Electoral Systems and Special Interest Politics in Local Government" - Michael Smart (University of Toronto) (Room: 117) 19:00 Cultural Activity – Guided Visit to the UB’s Historic Building 20:30 Dinner: “ATN” Restaurant
IV Workshop on Fiscal Federalism: Decentralization: Political Accountability, Corruption and Economic Outcomes Barcelona, June 30- July 1, 2011 PROGRAM: July 1, 2011 – LOCATION: Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Barcelona (C/Tinent Coronel Valenzuela, 1-11 - Barcelona) 09:30 - 11:15
Session 4a – DESIGN OF FEDERAL SYSTEMS (Room: “Sala de Recepcions”) Chair: Tanguy van Ypersele (Aix-Marseille University de la Mediterannee) “Mergers in Fiscal Federalism” Marie-Laure Breuillé (INRA), Skerdilajda Zanaj (CREA, University of Luxembourg) Discussant: Antonio Farfán-Vallespín “Electoral Control under Decentralization. Decentralization as Unbunding of Public Goods Provision” Antonio Farfán-Vallespín (Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg) Discussant: Marie-Laure Breuillé
Session 4b – LOCAL TAXATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY (Room: 105) Chair: Alejandro Esteller (UB & IEB) “Business Taxes and the Electoral Cycle. Political Accountability in Decentralized Tax Setting” Dirk Foremny(University of Bonn), Nadine Riedel (University of Hohenheim, Oxford University CBT & CESifo Munich) Discussant: Eva Mörk “Local Tax Setting and Electoral Accountability” Eva Mörk(Uppsala University), Mattias Nordin (Uppsala University) Discussant: Dirk Foremny
11:15 - 11:45 Coffee break 11:45 - 13:30
Session 5a – LOCAL VOTER BEHAVIOR (Room: “Sala de Recepcions”) Chair: Matz Dahlberg(Uppsala University,CESifo,IEB) “Voting When the Stakes are High” Jørgen Juel Andersen (Norwegian School of Management), Jon H. Fiva (Norwegian School of Management), Gisle James Natvik (Norges Bank) Discussant: Federico Revelli “Green Polities: Urban Environmental Performance and Government Popularity” Laura Bianchini (University of Torino), Federico Revelli(University of Torino) Discussant: Jon H. Fiva
Session 5b - POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GRANTS (Room: 105) Chair: Leonzzio Rizzo (Università di Ferrara & IEB) “Patronage and Elections” Olle Folke (SIPA, Columbia University,IFN), Shigeo Hirano (Columbia University), James M. Snyder ( Harvard University) Discussant: Albert Solé-Ollé “The Returns to Partisan Alignment between Regional and Local Governments” Albert Solé-Ollé (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB), Pilar Sorribas-Navarro(Universitat de Barcelona & IEB), Marta Curto-Grau (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB) Discussant: Olle Folke
13:30 - 15:00 WORKING Lunch (Location: Hall Aula Magna - Facultat d’Economia I Empresa) 15:00 - 16:45
Session 6a - DECENTRALIZATION OUTCOMES (Room: “Sala de Recepcions”) Chair: Jordi Jofre (UB & IEB) “Regional Inequality and Decentralization - An Empirical Analysis” Christian Lessmann (Technische Universit�at Dresden, CESifo) Discussant: Peter van Oudheusden “In Government We Trust: The Role of Fiscal Decentralization” Jenny E. Ligthart (Tilburg University, CAMA-Canberra, CESifo Munich), Peter van Oudheusden(Tilburg University) Discussant: Christian Lessmann
Session 6b - TAX COMPETITION (Room: 105) Chair: José Mª Durán (UB & IEB) “Vertical Tax Externalities in a Federation with Lobbying” Alejandro Esteller (Universitat de Barcelona & IEB), Umberto Galmarini (Università dell'Insubria), Leonzio Rizzo(Università di Ferrara & IEB) Discussant: Steeve Mongrain “Tax Competition with and without Tax Discrimination against Domestic Firms” John D. Wilson (Michigan State University), Steeve Mongrain (Simon Fraser University) Discussant: Leonzio Rizzo
16:45 – 17:30 Plenary Session: “Embezzlement vs. Bribery” - Daniel Treisman (University of California, Los Angeles) (Room: 117) 17:30 Farewell drink
