Decentralization, Public Goods Provision, and Corruption: Evidence from Community Amalgamation in Ukraine

• In Event: Weak States and Public Goods Provision

Brief Overview

The study examines the effect of decentralization reform on public goods provision in Ukraine. Difference-in-differences estimates show that decentralization leads to increased infrastructure spending due to limited rent-seeking by local authorities.

Author

• Anastasiia Vlasenko, Florida State University