Municipality amalgamation in Japan: A survival analysis of the timings of the amalgamation process

This paper uses survival analysis to examine the time taken to carry out municipality amalgamation in Japan in terms of both forming the amalgamation committee and completing amalgamation. The results show that municipalities that depend on localm allocation tax grants as a revenue source, those tha...

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Published in:	MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 38-2013)
Main Authors:	Nakazawa, Katsuyoshi, Miyashita, Tomohisa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2013
Subjects:	Wirtschaft Economics
Online Access:	PDF Full Text
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