De Benedetto, M.A. (2018) The effect of council size on municipal expenditures: evidence from Italian municipalities. Working Paper. Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.
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Abstract
I study the effect of council size on municipal expenditures by using a rich data set providing information on Italian municipal budgets over the period 2001-2007. By implementing a Sharp Regression Discontinuity Design, I find a negative relationship between local government size, as measured by total expenditures per capita, and the council size. Similar results are found when I consider expenditures that are more directly under the control of bureaucrats, such as current expenditures per capita. Finally, I test the "law of 1/n" on pork barrel policies, finding again a negative effect of council size on capital expenditures per capita.
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| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Additional Information: | BWPEF 1802 |
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | government size, legislature size, law of 1/n, natural experiment, Sharp RDD |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Business and Law > Birkbeck Business School |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2019 11:28 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:49 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/26853 |
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