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Regionalization and Consolidation of Municipal Taxes and Services

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  • Joshua C. Hall

    (West Virginia University, Department of Economics)

  • Joshua Matti

    (West Virginia University, Department of Economics)

  • Yang Zhou

    (West Virginia University, Department of Economics)

Abstract

The United States has a rich history of local government taxation and good provision. The last fifty years, however, have seen increasing calls for the regionalization of municipal taxes and services from policymakers. Arguments for greater regionalization emphasize improved efficiency, enhanced equity, mitigation of spillovers, and improved economic development. A number of localist scholars have responded to regionalists’ concerns. This review articulates regionalists’ arguments, the localists’ response, and then summarizes the relevant empirical literature to see which side’s theories hold forth in the data.

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  • Joshua C. Hall & Joshua Matti & Yang Zhou, 2016. "Regionalization and Consolidation of Municipal Taxes and Services," Working Papers 16-20, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.
    • Handle: RePEc:wvu:wpaper:16-20
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    Cited by:

    1. Joshua C. Hall & Josh Matti & Yang Zhou, 2020. "The economic impact of city–county consolidations: a synthetic control approach," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 184(1), pages 43-77, July.
    2. Chris Mothorpe & W. William Woolsey & Russell S. Sobel, 2021. "Do political motivations and strategic considerations influence municipal annexation patterns?," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 188(3), pages 385-405, September.
    3. Josh Matti & Amir B. Ferreira Neto, 2023. "Consolidated city–county governments and economic stability," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 263-286, September.
    4. Joshua C. Hall & Michael C. Carroll & Yang Zhou, 2023. "Crises and Community Resilience: Introduction to the Special Issue," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 24(3), pages 259-261, September.

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    Keywords

    local governments; Bloomington School; regionalism; localism;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General
    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism

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