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Bürger gehen, Ausgaben bleiben: Schrumpfende Städte leiden doppelt

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  • Xenia Frei
  • Felix Rösel

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Wir zeigen, dass in schrumpfenden Städten die Gesamtausgaben langsamer zurückgehen als die Einwohnerzahl. Dadurch steigen die kommunalen Ausgaben je Einwohner an. In wachsenden Städten beobachten wir diesen Effekt hingegen nicht; die Gesamtausgaben wachsen im gleichen Maß wie die Einwohnerzahl. Diese unterschiedliche Wirkung von Wachstum und Schrumpfung wird als Kostenremanenz bezeichnet. Kostenremanenzen betreffen nicht alle Gemeinden gleichermaßen. Gemeinden mit geringen Schwankungen in der Bevölkerungszahl und einem überdurchschnittlichen Anteil von Investitions¬ausgaben können ihre Ausgaben an den demographischen Wandel anpassen. Wir finden keine Hinweise darauf, dass die Alterung der Gesellschaft zu Veränderungen bei den kommunalen Ausgaben führt.

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  • Xenia Frei & Felix Rösel, 2018. "Bürger gehen, Ausgaben bleiben: Schrumpfende Städte leiden doppelt," ifo Dresden berichtet, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 25(02), pages 03-06, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifodre:v:25:y:2018:i:02:p:03-06
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    Keywords

    Städtischer Niedergang; Bevölkerungsentwicklung; Kommunale Ausgaben; Gemeindefinanzen; Alternde Bevölkerung;
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    JEL classification:

    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • R10 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • R51 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Finance in Urban and Rural Economies

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