Improving efficiency through consolidation of jurisdictions? Evidence from the cantons of Switzerland
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Keywords
DEA; efficiency measurement; economies of scale; public good provision; Switzerland;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
- C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
- H83 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Public Administration
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EFF-2012-08-23 (Efficiency and Productivity)
- NEP-PBE-2012-08-23 (Public Economics)
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