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Grégoire ROTA-GRAZIOSI

Grégoire ROTA GRAZIOSI

Born: Besançon, France, 25 August 1972.

Nationality: French

Contact:               CERDI-CNRS, Université d’Auvergne,

                  65, boulevard François Mitterrand,

                  63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France

Current Position

Professor, Université d’Auvergne.

Areas of Specialization

Public Economics, New Political Economics, Development Economics.

pUBLICATIONS

2009, “Leadership in Public Good Provision: a Timing Game Perspective,” joint with H. Kempf, (Université Paris 1), Journal of Public Economic Theory, Forthcoming.

2009, « Les Programmes de Vérification des Importations (PVI) à la lumière de la théorie de l'agence », en collaboration avec Vianney Dequiedt (CERDI) et Anne-Marie Geourjon (CERDI), Afrique Contemporaine, 230(2), 151-166

 
2009, “On the Strategic Use of Representative Democracy in International Agreements," Journal of Public Economic Theory, 11(2), 281-396.
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2008, “Working versus Schooling: the Impact of Social Expenditure,” joint with C. Grigoriou, (Université d’Auvergne), Recherches Economiques de Louvain/ Louvain Economic Review, 74(1), 33-52.
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2007, “Secession and the limits of taxation: towards a theory of internal exit: Comment,” American Economic Review, 97(1), 534-537.
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·         2005, “Tax Compliance and Rank Dependent Expected Utility,” joint with J.-L. Arcand (Université d’Auvergne), GENEVA Risk and Insurance Review, 30, 57-69.
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·        2004, « La fragmentation politique, une revue de la littérature », Revue Française d’Economie, 18(avril), 193-223.
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2001, « Une analyse économique de la sécession », Recherches Economiques de Louvain/ Louvain Economic Review, 67(3), 315-348.
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wORKING pAPERS

2009, "Decentralization in Africa and the nature of local governments' competition: evidence from Benin," with Emilie Caldeira (PhD Student) and Martial Foucault (U. Montréal). 

The aim of this paper is to analyse some aspects of decentralization in a developing country. We first propose a two-jurisdiction model of public expenditures interactions. We do some comparative statics on the obtained Nash equilibrium. We highlight that the effect of "proximity" among two jurisidictions will depend on the strategic complementarity or substituability among local public spending. Secondly, by estimating a spatial lag model, we test the existence of interjurisdictional competition between local governments in Benin, called "communes". We identify its nature: local governments policies are strategic complements. We show that these strategic interactions exist not only among geographical neighbouring "communes", but also between ethnically close ones. Moreover, local governments seem to adopt an opportunistic behaviour before elections and to be subject to electoral pressure from local citizens.

2009, “Public Goods and Strategic Complements: A Tale of (Non-)Cooperation?” joint with Sébastien Cochinard (Liraes, University Paris Descartes and CES UMR CNRS 8174) and Martial Foucault (University of Montreal and European University Institute, RSCAS)

2009, “Tax competition revisited: an endogenous timing game,” joint with Hubert Kempf (Banque de France and Université Paris 1).

2009, “And the tax winner is… Endogeneizing leadership in commodity taxation race,” joint with Hubert Kempf (Banque de France and Université Paris 1).

2006, “Economic Integration and Political Fragmentation,” under submission.

2006, « Coût de recouvrement de l’impôt et sécession ».

2005, “Expenditure Competition and Decentralization in China,” joint with M.F. Renard (Université d’Auvergne) and C. Batisse (Université d’Auvergne).

2005, "Who Would Benefit From Simplifying the Tax Code? Frank Knight and Gustave Choquet Meet the IRS," joint with J.-L. Arcand (Université d’Auvergne) and K. Bloomquist, (Internal Revenue Service, USA), 48 pages.

Expertises

• 2009 (July): Brazzaville (Congo), Team-leader: Mario Mansour, Evaluation de la fiscalité intérieure (hors secteur pétrolier et minier).
• 2008 (May): Kinshasa (Congo Democratic Republic), Team-leader: Mario Mansour, Les prochaines étapes dans la réforme de la politique fiscale.
• 2008 (February): Nouakchott (Mauritania); Team-leader: Mario Mansour, La réforme des impôts sur le revenu et des incitations à l’investissement.