Der Beitrag knüpft an die in jüngster Zeit aufgekommene Überlegung an, dass Stadtregionen aufgrund ihrer Bedeutung als Motoren von Wachstum und Innovationen auch eines gewissen Maßes an "Pflege" durch den Staat bedürfen, um diese Wachstumsfähigkeit zu erhalten oder zu steigern. Vor diesem...

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has become an established tool in comparative analyses of efficiency strategies in both the public and the private sector. The aim of this paper is to present and apply a newly developed, adjusted DEA model – emerging from a blend of a Distance Friction...

We evaluate the effect of relaxing fiscal rules on policy outcomes applying a quasi-experimental research design. In 1999, the Italian central government introduced fiscal rules aimed at imposing fiscal discipline on municipal governments, and in 2001 the rules were relaxed for municipalities...

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has become an established tool in comparative analyses of efficiency strategies in both the public and the private sector. The aim of this paper is to present and apply a newly developed, adjusted DEA model – emerging from a blend of a Distance Friction...