VOLUME XVI
WINTER 2008

DEFICIT LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION AND MUNICIPAL TYPOLOGY
 
MODEST FLUVIÀ
RICARD RIGALL-I-TORRENT
ANNA GARRIGA

Universitat de Girona
 
This paper analyses the deficit in the provision of local public services in Spain, especially in its relationship with municipal size and population units within a municipality (a variable not considered in the literature). The empirical analysis shows that both variables are relevant. Both the analysis and the results appear valuable for discussions related to municipal consolidation as a solution to deficient public service provision.
 
Key words: Local public good, optimal municipal size, Tobit model, population units.
JEL classification: H41, R51, C51, C52.

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