Fiscal Problems in the Single-Market Europe (Central Issues in Contemporary Economic Theory and Policy)

The single market has been operating in Europe since 1 January 1993 but the twelve national fiscal systems remain independent. How will this be resolved? Harmonization and coordination or fiscal competition with distortions in the allocation of resources, in factor use, in localization of activities?

Mario Baldassarri is a Professor of Economics, University of Rome "La Sapienza," and was appointed Viceminister of the Economy and Finance of the Italian Republic in June 2001.
Francesco Busato is a Phd candidate (Columbia University), Researcher at University of Rome "La Sapienza," and Advisor as a Senior Economist at the Research Office of Consip S.p.A. (Italian e-procurement agency).