Fiscal Centralization, Limited Government, and Public Revenues in Europe, 1650–1913
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10104098 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Dincecco (0000-0003-2860-7069, IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-103 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050709000345 |
| OpenAlex | W3122941960 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 81 |
| References cited | 100 |
Old Regime polities typically suffered from fiscal fragmentation and absolutist rule. By the start of World War I, however, many such countries had centralized institutions and limited government. This article uses a new panel data set to perform a statistical analysis of political regimes and public revenues in Europe from 1650 to 1913. Panel regressions indicate that centralized and limited regimes were associated with significantly higher revenues than fragmented and absolutist ones. Structural break tests also suggest close relationships between major turning points in revenue series and political transformations
Econometrics · Economic policy · Economics · Economy · Fragmentation (computing · Government (linguistics · Government revenue · Panel analysis · Panel data · Political science · Politics · Revenue · Statistical analysis · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Finance · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law
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| Citations per year | 5,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 81 |