Political representation and effects of municipal mergers
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DOI: 10.1017/psrm.2019.17
Abstract: Abstract We study the effects of municipal mergers using novel geocoded data on local public sector jobs and local politicians' place of residence. We find that the mergers had no effects on municipal expenditures overall… read more here.
Keywords: effects municipal; representation effects; political representation; municipal mergers ... See more keywords
Effects of municipal boundaries measured by combining urban scaling and spatial interaction
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2022.0775
Abstract: Urban scaling, the superlinear increase of socio-economic measures with increasing population, is a well-researched phenomenon. This article is focused on socio-economic performance scaling, which could possibly be driven by increasing returns of the size and… read more here.
Keywords: interaction; boundaries measured; urban scaling; effects municipal ... See more keywords