转移支付与地方财政支出扩张——基于异质性与空间外溢视角的分析

TRANSFER ALLOCATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPANSION——An Analysis from Heterogeneity and Spatial Spillover

本文通过构建空间计量模型实证检验地方政府在转移资金分配中的策略竞争行为,从新的视角对地方财政支出扩张进行解读。研究发现转移支付的“粘蝇纸效应”受到地区间竞争的制约,一般性转移支付对地区间竞争存在显著制约,但专项转移支付的影响不明显;地方政府的竞争,不仅“患寡”,也“患不均”。要完善转移资金的使用效率,须考虑转移支付实施的结构差别,尤其应注意转移资金分配的非均衡效应对地方政府扩张的差异化激励。

Using the spatial econometric model, we investigate the local fiscal expansion based on the competition among governments from the perspective of transfer payments? We find that If competitive governments gain more transfer payments, then local government will inhibit its incentive of fiscal expan sion;Besides this, the general transfer payment is more restrictive to local fiscal expansion, while the effect of special transfer payment is not obvious;we also find there is an Asymmetric effect exists in fiscal competition between regions. The results of this study indicate that the differential incentives for fiscal ex penditure competition should be considered among local governments in institutional reform of transfer payment.