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Small, Smart, Special: Der Mikrostaat Liechtenstein und sein Budget

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  • Kellermann, Kersten
  • Schlag, Carsten-Henning

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Der vorliegende Beitrag diskutiert die Frage, ob der Mikrostaat Liechtenstein ökonomische Nachteile aus seiner Kleinheit hinzunehmen hat. Am Beispiel des Fürstentums werden verschiedene Dimensionen der Dezentralität aufgezeigt. Kleinheit als dritte Dimension der Dezentralität wird dabei an der Einwohnerzahl gemessen. Ein Budgetvergleich mit den Schweizer Kantonen legt den Schluss nahe, dass die öffentlichen Pro-Kopf-Ausgaben im einwohnerschwachen Liechtenstein nicht wesentlich höher ausfallen als in den grossen Schweizer Kantonen mit ähnlicher ökonomischer Struktur. Das Niveau der regionalen Arbeitsproduktivität wird demgegenüber als wichtige oder gar zentrale Determinante der Pro-Kopf-Ausgaben von Gebietskörperschaften identifiziert. Diese Beobachtung stützt das so genannte Wagnersche Gesetz. Diskutiert werden auch Gründe, die die in der Wirtschaftswissenschaft vorherrschende Präferenz für dezentrale Organisationen erklärt.

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  • Kellermann, Kersten & Schlag, Carsten-Henning, 2012. "Small, Smart, Special: Der Mikrostaat Liechtenstein und sein Budget," KOFL Working Papers 13, Konjunkturforschungsstelle Liechtenstein (KOFL), Vaduz.
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    Keywords

    Kosten der Kleinheit; Öffentliche Ausgaben; Dezentralität; Einwohnerelastizität; Skalenerträge im öffentlichen Sektor; Liechtenstein; Mikrostaat; Kleinstvolkswirtschaft; Schweiz;
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    JEL classification:

    • H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism

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