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1. Evaluation of the fiscal effect on municipal mergers: Quasi-experimental evidence from Japanese municipal data. (2016). Yunoue, Hideo ; Hirota, Haruaki.
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2. GASTO PÚBLICO E ORGANIZAÇÃO LEGISLATIVA: EVIDÊNCIA DA LEI 1/N PARA O BRASIL. (2016). Lehmann, Michael Christian ; de Melo, Carlos Renato.
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3. Elected or appointed? How the nomination scheme of the city manager influences the effects of government fragmentation. (2015). Garmann, Sebastian.
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4. Electoral accountability and local government spending in Indonesia. (2014). Skoufias, Emmanuel ; Narayan, Ambar ; Kaiser, Kai ; Dasgupta, Basab.
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5. Do Electoral Rules Make Legislators Differently Responsive to Fiscal Transfers? Evidence from German Municipalities. (2013). Smart, Michael ; Koethenbuerger, Marko ; Egger, Peter ; Kothenburger, Marko.
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6. Elected or Appointed? How the Nomination Scheme of the City Manager Influences the Effects of Government Fragmentation. (2013). Garmann, Sebastian.
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7. Municipality amalgamation and free-ride behavior: Eligibility assessments for long-term care insurance in Japan. (2013). Nakazawa, Katsuyoshi.
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8. Amalgamation, free-ride behavior, and regulation. (2013). Nakazawa, Katsuyoshi.
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9. Common Pool Problems in Voluntary Municipal Mergers. (2013). Tukiainen, Janne ; Saarimaa, Tuukka.
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10. City size and the demand for local public goods. (2013). Holm-Hadulla, Fédéric ; Büttner, Thiess ; Buettner, Thiess.
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11. The effects of earmarks on the likelihood of reelection. (2013). Stratmann, Thomas.
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12. Local government expenditure and council size: Quasi-experimental evidence from Japan. (2012). Yunoue, Hideo ; Hirota, Haruaki.
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13. Does the size of the legislature affect the size of government? Evidence from two natural experiments. (2012). Pettersson-Lidbom, Per.
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14. Civil Liberties and Access to Water: Analysis of 193 Countries. (2012). Biser, Jennis ; Edwards, Jeffrey.
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15. Municipal mergers and special provisions of local council members in Japan. (2011). Yunoue, Hideo ; Hirota, Haruaki.
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16. The productivity of elected and appointed officials: the case of school superintendents. (2011). Sass, Tim ; Partridge, Mark.
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17. City government structure: are some institutions undersupplied?. (2011). Ihlanfeldt, Keith ; Doerner, William.
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18. City-level analysis of the effect of political regimes on public good provision. (2011). Saha, Sarani.
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19. Intrametropolitan Decentralization: Is Government Structure Capitalized in Residential Property Values?. (2011). Thibodeau, Thomas ; Billings, Stephen.
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20. The voter initiative and the power of the governor: evidence from campaign expenditures. (2011). Randolph, Gregory.
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21. When Can We Trust Population Thresholds in Regression Discontinuity Designs?. (2011). Freier, Ronny ; Ade, Florian .
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22. Electoral rules and incentive effects of fiscal transfers: evidence from Germany. (2010). Egger, Peter ; Smart, Michael.
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23. Auditors and fiscal policy: Empirical evidence on a little big institution. (2010). Schelker, Mark ; Eichenberger, Reiner.
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24. Communication in Federal Politics: Universalism, Policy Uniformity, and the Optimal Allocation of Fiscal Authority. (2010). Kessler, Anke.
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25. How do Electoral Systems Affect Fiscal Policy? Evidence from State and Local Governments, 1890 to 2005. (2010). Gathmann, Christina ; Funk, Patricia.
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26. Government Spending and Legislative Organization: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Germany. (2010). Koethenbuerger, Marko ; Egger, Peter.
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27. Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Municipalities. (2009). Knight, Brian ; Coate, Stephen.
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28. Geographical redistribution with disproportional representation: a politico-economic model of Norwegian road projects. (2009). Sorensen, Rune ; Helland, Leif.
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29. Do merging local governments free ride on their counterparts when facing boundary reform?. (2009). Tyrefors, Björn ; Hinnerich, Bjorn Tyrefors .
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30. Do large cabinets favor large governments? Evidence on the fiscal commons problem for Swiss Cantons. (2009). Schaltegger, Christoph ; Feld, Lars.
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31. Collective Lobbying in Politics: Theory and Empirical Evidence from Sweden. (2008). Liang, Che-Yuan.
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32. Estimating permanent and transitory income elasticities of education spending from panel data. (2008). Schmidt, Stephen ; Mccarty, Therese A..
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33. Redistributing income under fiscal vertical imbalance. (2008). Verardi, Vincenzo ; Gassner, Marjorie ; Bouton, Laurent.
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34. Do Large Cabinets Favor Large Governments? Evidence on Institutional Restraints on the Fiscal Commons Problem for Swiss Cantons. (2008). Schaltegger, Christoph ; Feld, Lars.
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35. Do Political Parties Matter? Evidence from U.S. Cities. (2007). Gyourko, Joseph ; Ferreira, Fernando.
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36. Just rewards? Local politics and public resource allocation in South India. (2007). Rao, Vijayendra ; Besley, Timothy ; Pande, Rohini.
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37. Just Rewards?Local Politics and Public ResourceAllocation in South India. (2007). Rao, Vijayendra ; Pande, Rohini ; Besley, Timothy.
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38. Public choice principles of redistricting. (2006). Matsusaka, John ; Gilligan, Thomas .
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39. Do Politicians Free-ride? - an empirical test of the common pool model. (2006). Tyrefors, Björn.
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40. Choosing Electoral Rules: Theory and Evidence from US Cities. (2005). Trebbi, Francesco ; Aghion, Philippe.
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41. Financing Cities. (2005). Inman, Robert.
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42. The eclipse of legislatures: Direct democracy in the 21st century. (2005). Matsusaka, John.
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43. The political economy of government size. (2005). Winer, Stanley ; Tridimas, George.
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44. Direct Democracy Works. (2005). Matsusaka, John.
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45. Does the Size of the Legislature Affect the Size of Government? Evidence from Two Natural Experiments. (2004). Pettersson-Lidbom, Per.
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46. Parochial interests and the centralized provision of local public goods: evidence from congressional voting on transportation projects. (2004). Knight, Brian.
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47. A Contribution to the Political Economy of Government Size: Demand, Supply and Political Influence. (2004). Winer, Stanley ; Tridimas, George.
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48. Constitutions and Economic Policy. (2004). Tabellini, Guido ; Persson, Torsten.
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49. Parochial Interests and the Centralized Provision of Local Public Goods: Evidence from Congressional Voting on Transportation Projects. (2003). Knight, Brian.
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50. Does the Size of the Legislature Affect the Size of Government? Evidence from a Natural Experiment. (2003). Pettersson-Lidbom, Per ; PetterssonLidbom, Per .
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