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DOI 10.1007/s10640-017-0195-7
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Titel (primär) Decentralization effects in Ecological Fiscal Transfers - a Bayesian structural time series analysis for Portugal
Autor Droste, N.; Becker, C.; Ring, I.; Santos, R.
Quelle Environmental & Resource Economics
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
Department OEKON
Band/Volume 71
Heft 4
Seite von 1027
Seite bis 1051
Sprache englisch
Keywords Bayesian structural time series; ecological fiscal transfers; fiscal federalism; municipal conservation competencies; Portugal
UFZ Querschnittsthemen RU6;
Abstract Portugal has a unitary system in which the central government transfers funds to lower government levels for their public functions. In 2007, Portugal introduced Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT), where municipalities receive transfers for hosting Protected Areas (PA). We study whether introducing EFT in Portugal incentivized municipalities to designate PA and has led to a decentralization of conservation decisions. We employ a Bayesian structural time series approach to estimate the effect of introducing EFT in comparison to a simulated counterfactual time series. Quantitative results show a significant increase in the ratio of municipal and national PA designations following Portugal's EFT introduction - which we infer to be a causal consequence. The analysis furthermore places emphasis on the importance of relevant municipal conservation competencies for the functioning of the instrument. Results have important implications for conservation policy-making in terms of allocating budgets and competencies in multi-level governments.
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Droste, N., Becker, C., Ring, I., Santos, R. (2018):
Decentralization effects in Ecological Fiscal Transfers - a Bayesian structural time series analysis for Portugal
Environ. Resour. Econ. 71 (4), 1027 - 1051 10.1007/s10640-017-0195-7