We investigate how intergovernmental ties at subnational levels between home and host
countries influence the intensity and location of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. We …

Intermunicipal cooperation is a common way to provide local public services, exploit
economies of scale, and internalize externalities. However, little is known about possible …

When local governments are small and fragmented, promoting inter‐municipal cooperation
(IMC) among them is seen as a tool to improve the management of public services by …

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 …

This paper studies how inter-municipal cooperation, through the creation of a new
jurisdictional tier with transferred competencies and tax powers, affects the four main direct …

Zusammenfassung Seit Jahrzehnten werden kommunale Gebietskörperschaften fusioniert,
in der Hoffnung auf Kosteneinsparungen und eine höhere Leistungsfähigkeit der …

We use a hazard model to identify the factors that drive the emergence of inter-municipal
cooperation (IMC) in tasks of internal administration in West-Germany between 2003 and …

This paper examines the question: Does the existence of regional spillovers have an impact
on the emergence of inter-municipal cooperation (IMC) in tourism marketing? We use data …

Цель настоящей статьи состоит в обосновании путей развития института
межмуниципального сотрудничества в контексте стратегического планирования на …

Institutional theory holds that local governance is essential in shaping regional economic
activity. This study evaluates whether local economic growth targets offset the detrimental …