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Skaleneffekte in der Bereitstellung des kommunalen Angebotes sächsischer Gemeinden

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  • Alexander Eck
  • Johannes Steinbrecher
  • Christian Thater

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Die sächsischen Gemeinden stehen vor großen haushaltspolitischen Herausforderungen. Eine sich ändernde Bevölkerung und perspektivisch sinkende Einnahmen erfordern eine Anpassung des zukünftigen kommunalen Leistungsangebotes. Inwiefern sich die öffentlichen Ausgaben an eine Bevölkerungsveränderung anpassen lassen, hängt dabei unter anderem davon ab, inwiefern bei der Bereitstellung des Gutes Skaleneffekte auf die Kosten der Bereitstellung wirken. Dieser Artikel untersucht die Existenz von Skaleneffekten für die sächsischen Gemeinden. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass sich die Pro-Kopf-Ausgaben der sächsischen Gemeinden für ihr Leistungsangebot weitgehend proportional an die Bevölkerung anpassen lassen.

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  • Alexander Eck & Johannes Steinbrecher & Christian Thater, 2012. "Skaleneffekte in der Bereitstellung des kommunalen Angebotes sächsischer Gemeinden," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 19(03), pages 12-19, June.
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    4. Xenia Frei & Joachim Ragnitz & Felix Rösel, 2018. "Kosten kommunaler Leistungserstellung unter dem Einfluss von demografischem Wandel und Urbanisierung," ifo Dresden Studien, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, number 80.

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