Local Government Economics progresses on from the author's earlier book, Public Sector
Economics, addressing many of the same themes but at a more advanced level, and …

Performance information has been argued to assist politicians in decision making on
budgeting and reform, but research on how political decision makers respond to …

This paper studies whether the degree of women's representation in Swedish local councils
affects local public expenditure patterns. To empirically address this question, I first analyze …

The flypaper effect literature dates back three decades. It is overwhelmingly neoclassical in
approach, attempting to improve the median voter demand model and/or temper it with …

Are environmental services luxuriesor necessities? Are low-income groupsrelatively more
willing to pay forenvironmental improvements than high-incomegroups? The discussion on …

We show that small shifts in representation can affect policy in proportional election systems.
Using data from Norway, we find that a larger left‐wing party leads to more property taxation …

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the relationship between budget deficits and
political institutions using a large panel data set for Norwegian local governments. Political …

Budgeting can be understood as a common resource pool problem where spending
agencies have incentives to encourage excessive levels of current spending and reduce …

Excessive administrative spending in local governments has been a concern in the public
debate in Norway. Administration takes resources away from welfare services such as …

Local government in Norway comprises a large number of small municipalities. Cost
efficiency can be improved by consolidating local authorities, and central government has …