While many central governments amalgamate municipalities, mergers of larger county administrations are rare and hardly explored. In this paper, we assess both fiscal and political effects of county mergers in…
Die öffentlichen Haushalte befinden sich gegenwärtig in einem guten Zustand, der finanzielle Spielräume eröffnet. Finanzpolitik darf sich jedoch nicht nur an kurzfristig positiven Indikatoren orientieren,…
Arbitrarily designed borders have been identified by a recent literature as an important reason why sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the poorest regions on the globe. Accordingly, border changes may be a way to…