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Inter-municipal cooperation in the case of spillovers: evidence from Western German municipalities

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This paper examines the question: Does the existence of regional spillovers have an impact on the emergence of inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) in tourism marketing? We use data from a survey conducted among Western German municipalities merged with official statistics regarding municipalities’ fiscal, political and demographic situation, as well as tourism-related characteristics. We are the first to apply a hazard model explaining the emergence of IMC. This method has serious advantages over the previously used methods. Surprisingly, our results show that especially municipalities with the opportunity to free ride start IMC more likely than municipalities without this opportunity. Apparently, under certain circumstances, municipalities are better off starting IMC than free riding.

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  • Christian Bergholz, 2018. "Inter-municipal cooperation in the case of spillovers: evidence from Western German municipalities," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(1), pages 22-43, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:flgsxx:v:44:y:2018:i:1:p:22-43
    DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2017.1403902
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    1. Juri Demuth & Hans W. Friederiszick & Steffen Reinhold, 2022. "Reverse Privatization as a Reaction to the Competitive Environment: Evidence from Solid Waste Collection in Germany," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 60(2), pages 217-261, March.
    2. Jens Alm & Alexander Paulsson & Robert Jonsson, 2021. "Capacity in municipalities: Infrastructures, maintenance debts and ways of overcoming a run-to-failure mentality," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 36(2), pages 81-97, March.
    3. Ivo Bischoff & Simon Melch & Eva Wolfschuetz, 2019. "Does tax competition drive cooperation in local economic development policies? Evidence on inter-local business parks in Germany," MAGKS Papers on Economics 201906, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, Department of Economics (Volkswirtschaftliche Abteilung).

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