This paper concerns municipal preferences for state imposed municipal amalgamations. The main purpose of the paper is …

In the twentieth century there was a significant trend towards larger local governments through amalgamations in the … western world. Amalgamations provide potential economic benefits but might also give rise to costs driven by opportunistic …

In the twentieth century there was a significant trend towards larger local governments through amalgamations in the … western world. Amalgamations provide potential economic benefits but might also give rise to costs driven by opportunistic …�cant trend towards larger local gov- ernments through amalgamations in the western world. Amalgamations provide potential …

indicate that municipal amalgamations may realise economies of scale as long as the municipalities do not exceed some critical … size. However, when we consider unobservable factors that simultaneously affect amalgamations using an IV model, the …