Do mergers of large local governments reduce expenditures? - Evidence from Germany using the synthetic control method
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- Roesel, Felix, 2017. "Do mergers of large local governments reduce expenditures? – Evidence from Germany using the synthetic control method," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 22-36.
- Felix Rösel, 2016. "Do mergers of large local governments reduce expenditures? Evidence from Germany using the synthetic control method," ifo Working Paper Series 224, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich.
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Keywords
Municipal mergers; Local government; Expenditures; Synthetic control method; Local elections; Voter turnout;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
- R51 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Finance in Urban and Rural Economies
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CDM-2017-11-05 (Collective Decision-Making)
- NEP-EUR-2017-11-05 (Microeconomic European Issues)
- NEP-POL-2017-11-05 (Positive Political Economics)
- NEP-PUB-2017-11-05 (Public Finance)
- NEP-URE-2017-11-05 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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