Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263221 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
ifo Beiträge zur Wirtschaftsforschung No. 98
Publisher: 
ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München, München
Abstract: 
Luisa Dörr prepared this study while she was working at the ifo Center for Public Finance and Political Economy. The study was completed in February 2022 and accepted as doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It consists of three distinct empirical essays investigating various aspects of regional development using data from Germany and Austria. Chapter 2 investigates how far-right populist mayors influence local political culture and economic outcomes. Chapter 3 examines how highway access affects commuting and employment in connected municipalities. Chapter 4 investigates the consequences of municipal mergers on fiscal equalization transfers. The chapters employ regression discontinuity, difference-in-differences, and event study estimations to answer the respective research questions.
Subjects: 
Local government
municipalities
populism
far-right politics
partisanpolitics
polarization
immigration
economic policy
budget transparency,highway
infrastructure
accessibility
commuting
employment
municipal mergers
fiscal equalization
expenditures
JEL: 
D72
P16
H72
Z18
H54
O18
H11
H77
R53
ISBN: 
978-3-95942-115-7
Document Type: 
Research Report

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