Fiscal Decentralization and the Human Development Index: A Cross-Border Empirical Study

Many countries have implemented fiscal decentralization reform in recent decades, which has had a profound impact on their national development. The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between and To achieve goal, we validated our proposition with panel data 50 covering period 1991–2020 used IV estimation correct any potential endogeneity, Geographic Fragmentation Index as an instrumental variable. We Human Development (HDI) measure level development, it composite index that includes three dimensions economy, education, health. results show there significant hump-shaped HDI. This result was robust when tested alternative sample 2010–2021. policy implication determined here governments should choose moderate degree order promote also discuss how determine such decentralization.