Der europäische Integrationsprozess wird gleich von mehreren Krisen erschüttert – der Euro-Schuldenkrise, der Flüchtlingsfrage und dem Brexit-Konflikt –, was eine umfassende Reform-Debatte ausgelöst hat. Bei…
We analyze data from an author-conducted survey of members of the French and German parliaments on European Monetary Union reform preferences. We consider three potential drivers of preferences: nationality,…
German municipalities have substantial autonomy in setting taxes on two distinct tax bases: business profits and property values. We use this setting and a two-step approach to explore whether implemented tax…
While many central governments amalgamate municipalities, mergers of larger county administrations are rare and hardly explored. In this article, we assess both fiscal and political effects of county mergers in…
