The political economy of municipal consortia and municipal mergers
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DOI: 10.1007/s40888-019-00169-1
Abstract: This paper analyses both the policy and welfare consequences of municipal mergers vs municipal consortia in the presence of spillovers and inequalities in the districts size. Citizens of different municipalities have a common interest in… read more here.
Keywords: economy municipal; political economy; consortia municipal; municipal mergers ... See more keywords
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
The Fiscal Common Pool Problem, Municipal Mergers, and Spillovers
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DOI: 10.1177/10911421221105519
Abstract: Mergers of local governments, commonly referred to as municipal mergers, have been widely implemented to internalize spillover effects. Many empirical studies point out that municipalities change the intertemporal budget allocation by increasing their debt issuance… read more here.
Keywords: fiscal common; municipal mergers; common pool; debt issuance ... See more keywords