Abstract
This article studies the local fiscal rules in force in Italy—the Domestic Stability Pact and debt constraints—that have been adopted to coordinate levels of government and be compliant with the European Stability and Growth Pact. The aim is to assess the effects of such rules on local borrowing and investments, the latter being crucial for growth. To this end, a dataset of Italian municipality budgets from 1999 to 2009 is exploited. The analysis shows that fiscal rules help to control local debt, but they have also led to a sharp decrease in investments, especially among compliant municipalities
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