Local government fragmentation and impact on local government debt : A panel data analysis of Swedish municipalities

This paper sets out to investigate the impact of government fragmentation on local government debt. The weak government hypothesis states that government fragmentation leads to higher budget deficits and higher public debt. The hypothesis is tested on a panel dataset comprised of 285 out of 290 Swed...

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Main Author: Ögren, Anton
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Nationalekonomi 2020
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-174971

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