Recent years have brought increasing number of publications empirically assessing
outcomes of territorial reforms. This paper provides a systematic review of 31 studies from 14 …

We nest an extended two-way fixed effect (ETWFE) estimator for staggered difference-in-
differences within the structural gravity model. To test the ETWFE, we estimate the effects of …

We study the effects of municipal mergers using novel geocoded data on local public sector
jobs and local politicians' place of residence. We find that the mergers had no effects on …

This paper provides new evidence on why municipalities are often reluctant to integrate.
Exploiting a French reform that made inter-municipal cooperation mandatory, I find that …

When Sweden transformed its geography of local government in 1952 and 1962–1974, the
number of municipalities was reduced from 2,498 to 278. The reforms were infused by the …

The analysis of French municipalities' public personnel expenditures allows us to study the
issue of the size of the local public sector. We concentrate on two paths that French …

This paper examines whether boundary changes lead to changes in the relationship
between voters and politicians. We focus on the wave of municipal mergers in Japan that …

The continuous development of society, rapid urbanization, industrialization, and climate
change have intensified conflicts between fragile ecological systems and limited natural …

What is the optimal jurisdiction size? While central governments tend to encourage
intermunicipal cooperation in order to achieve economies of scale, municipalities are often …

This paper explores the effects of a federal law that obligates previously unregulated
municipalities in Germany to set a minimum tax rate on firms' taxable profits. In particular, we …