• Decentralization with property taxation to improve incentives: Evidence from local governments’ discrete choice 

      Fiva, Jon Hernes; Rattsø, Jørn (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:6, Research report, 2005)
      Decentralization of government with property tax financing is the standard recipe for public sector reform. Fiscal competition is assumed to stimulate efficiency and hold down the tax level. Property taxation offers ...
    • Property Taxation as a Determinant of School District Efficiency 

      Fiva, Jon Hernes; Rønning, Marte (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:4, Research report, 2005)
      Recent theoretical contributions have emphasized the favorable incentive effects of property taxation. The object of this paper is to confront these theories with norwegian data on student performance. The institutional ...
    • Welfare Competition in Norway 

      Fiva, Jon Hernes; Rattsø, Jørn (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:7, Research report, 2004)
      Local redistribution policy creates incentives for welfare migration that may result in 'underprovision' or even a 'race to the bottom'. This paper evaluates the empirical importance of welfare competition. Our contribution ...