An Empirical Analysis on the Strategic Behavior of the Non-Merging Municipalities

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21730254
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Public finance/Monetary economics
Research Institution	Fukuoka University (2010-2011) Nagasaki University (2009)
Principal Investigator	YAMASHITA Koji 福岡大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (60346905)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords	市町村合併 / 未合併団体 / 財政競争 / ヤードスティック競争
Research Abstract	The objective of this analysis is to investigate the effects of the Great Heisei Merger on fiscal behavior of the non-merging municipalities. We show that the non-merging municipalities reduce personnel expenses so as to increase investment in infrastructure. There is a possibility that the reforms toward efficient management in the non-merging municipalities are achieved through yardstick competition.