Empirical study on the theoretical model of municipal consolidation
Project/Area Number |
22730256
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Public finance/Monetary economics
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Research Institution | Meikai University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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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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Keywords | 地方財政 / 市町村合併 / 規模の経済 / 外部性の内部化 / 外部性 / 内部化 / 費用削減 / 操作変数法 / 住民投票 / スピルオーバー効果 / 分権化定理 |
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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