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Borders as boundaries to fiscal policy interactions? : an empirical analysis of politicians' opinions on rivals in the competition for firms

Geys, Benny; Osterloh, Steffen - 2012

Studies of spatial policy interdependence in (local) public policies usually concentrate on the relations between jurisdictions within a single analysed region, and disregard possible extra-regional effects. However, the theoretical spatial statistics literature shows that biased estimates might...

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The effects of public spending composition on firm productivity

Kneller, Richard; Misch, Florian - 2013

This paper exploits the unique institutional features of South Africa to estimate the impact of provincial public spending on health, education and transport on firm productivity. Our identification strategy is based on within industry-province differences between firms of the effects of public...

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Politicians' Opinions on Rivals in the Competition for Firms : An Empirical Analysis of Reference Points Near a Border

Geys, Benny - 2011

Studies of spatial policy interdependence in (local) public policies usually concentrate on the relations between jurisdictions within a single analysed region, and disregard possible extra-regional effects. This paper evaluates the validity of such restriction by studying German local...

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On the Optimal Size of Local Jurisdictions : New Evidence from Italian Provinces

Barone, Guglielmo - 2011

This paper examines the creation of some new provinces in Italy in the 1990s to assess whether the reduction in the size of the local jurisdiction led to benefits in terms of local development, human capital and road quality, which are three public goods provided by the Italian provinces in...

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The Effects of Public Spending Composition on Firm Productivity

Kneller, Richard - 2013

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Local Government Efficiency : Evidence from the Czech Municipalities

Stastna, Lenka - 2012

We measure cost efficiency of 202 Czech municipalities of extended scope in period 2003-2008. The study is the first … application of overall efficiency measurement of the local governments in the new EU member states, and the second in post …-communist countries. We measure government efficiency through established quantitative and qualitative indicators of the provision of …

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Comparison of Potential Effects on the Profitability of the US MPP Application on Dairy Farms in Veneto (Italy) and Wielkopolska (Poland)

Vaona, Federico - 2019

The American agricultural policy has introduced a form of insurance to guarantee the specific income for dairy producers called the Dairy Margin Protection Program. The program aims to protect farmers from the volatility of prices of both milk and production, without having distorting effects on...

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Are more resources always the answer? : a supply and demand analysis for public health services in Brazilian municipalities

Rocha, Fabiana; Duarte, Janete; Oliveira, Plínio Portela de - In: Economia : revista da ANPEC 18 (2017) 1, pp. 98-116

necessary. If the efficiency scores (supply side) indicate that local governments can simply "save" resources to make up for the … manage their expenditures. Since municipalities in Brazil are very heterogeneous, we estimate their efficiency using the …

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Ermittlung von aufgabenbezogenen Kostenremanenzen im Rahmen des kommunalen Finanzausgleichs in Sachsen-Anhalt : Studie im Auftrag des Ministeriums der Finanzen Sachsen-Anhalt

Dobroschke, Stephan; Gutsche, Jens-Martin; Thöne, Michael - 2014

Mit Urteil vom 9. Oktober 2012 hat das Verfassungsgericht des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt dessen kommunalen Finanzausgleich dahingehend beanstandet, dass bei Bevölkerungsrückgang ungeprüft ein proportionaler Rückgang kommunaler Aufgaben und Ausgabenlasten unterstellt wurde. Der Gesetzgeber wurde...

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Essays on the behavior of firms and politicians

Riem, Marina - 2017

This dissertation consists of six self-contained chapters that are related to the behavior of firms and politicians in a broader sense. After an introduction to the topic, the first part of the dissertation elaborates on how institutional and political framework conditions influence the behavior...

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