Internalization of externalities and local government consolidation: empirical evidence from Japan
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Keywords
Externalities; Internalization; Local public good; Municipal consolidation; Spillovers;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H76 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Other Expenditure Categories
- H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
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