| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Research Abstract |
This research investigates merger decision of the municipalitiesusing the data on local referenda regarding municipal consolidation. As a result of the study, it is found that municipalities that could enjoy large economies of scale from a merger prefer consolidation, and large and small municipalities are likely to merge, whereas municipalities receiving a large proportion of unconditional grants are unlikely to merge. Also, municipalities that have suffered from large public good spillovers are shown to prefer consolidation.
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