Social and/or political involvement within the population is often argued to enhance public sector performance. The underlying idea is that engagement fosters political awareness and interest and increases the public?s monitoring ability. Still, although extensive voter involvement may put...

We set up a model to characterize the reaction functions of governments competing for mobile capital by simultaneously setting both the business tax rate as well as the level of provision of a productive public input. Using a rich data set of local jurisdictions, we then test the predictions of...

We set up a model to characterize the reaction functions of governments competing for mobile capital by simultaneously setting both the business tax rate as well as the level of provision of a productive public input. Using a rich data set of local jurisdictions, we then test the predictions of...

Gegenstand des Sammelbandes ist die Gesundheitswirtschaft aus regionaler Perspektive. Nach theoretischen Überlegungen zu den Besonderheiten des Gesundheitsmarktes und der Lokalisierung gesundheitswirtschaftlicher Aktivitäten werden die räumliche Konzentration und Entwicklung der...