In this article, we endogenously derive the soft budget constraint phenomenon in a federation when fiscal decisions are delegated to regions. In this framework, the softness of the regional budget constraint results from federal government cross-subsidization objective. We analyse the impact of the soft budget constraint on the borrowing opportunity cost.
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Department of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Service, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr. ERB #5139, Boise, 83725, IDDepartment of Public Policy and Administration, School of Public Service, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr. ERB #5139, Boise, 83725, ID