Municipality amalgamation in Japan: an examination using event history analysis

Katsuyoshi Nakazawa and Tomohisa Miyashita ()
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Tomohisa Miyashita: The University of Kitakyusyu Institute for Urban and Regional Policy Studies

Economics Bulletin, 2014, vol. 34, issue 2, 627-633

Abstract: This study considers the factors behind municipality amalgamation in Japan from fiscal year 1999 to 2005 by using event history analysis. We use a discrete-time logistic model and a 21,165 person-year dataset. Our findings show that the central government's carrot-and-stick policy strongly influenced municipality amalgamation for those with high ratios of inter-governmental grants to total revenue. Moreover, the amalgamation of neighboring municipalities became a trigger for other municipalities to amalgamate.

Keywords: Amalgamation; Event history analysis; Discrete-time logistic model; Inter-governmental grant; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H7 R5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-04-01
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Working Paper: Municipality amalgamation in Japan: an examination using event history analysis (2013)
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