This paper examines the extent of variation in regulatory stringency below the state level, using establishment-level data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures (PACE) survey to estimate a county-level index of environmental compliance costs (ECC)....

Using a cost-capacity gap framework, this paper is the first study to quantify nonschool fiscal disparities across Connecticut municipalities. In the absence of a Uniform Chart of Accounts for municipalities, the paper uses a newly assembled dataset of multi-year local financial records,...

Kommunaler Klimaschutz gewinnt sowohl in den deutschen als auch in den europäi-schen Klimaschutzstrategien an Bedeutung, denn in den Kommunen findet sich ein großes THG-Minderungspotenzial, z.B. bei der Straßenbeleuchtung, in Schulen, Hallenbädern und Verwaltungsgebäuden. Dem gegenüber...

We analyse free-riding behaviour of Finnish municipalities prior to voluntary municipal mergers. The merger process creates a temporary common pool problem, because of a delay from the initial decision to the actual merger during which municipalities stay autonomous. Using a...