Municipality Size and Local Public Services - Do Economies of Scale Exist?

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14560%2F14%3A00074045" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14560/14:00074045 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2014-0007" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2014-0007</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/nispa-2014-0007" target="_blank" >10.2478/nispa-2014-0007</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Municipality Size and Local Public Services - Do Economies of Scale Exist?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Economies of scale are a standard topic in economic theory, frequently applied for example in the analysis of monopolies. They exist when a firm optimizing its production costs while facing some fixed costs enjoys lower per unit production costs as the production increases. Similarly to other production units municipalities have to be large enough to minimize average costs. We analysed the local public services in 205 municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic for the first time in this context, using regression analysis, a correlation diagram of local public services, and statistical analysis. The paper examines this issue using data from 2008 to 2012. Our analysis showed that economies of scale cannot be clearly identified for local services in municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic and that the size of a municipality is not a key factor influencing the provision of local services.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Municipality Size and Local Public Services - Do Economies of Scale Exist?

Popis výsledku anglicky

Economies of scale are a standard topic in economic theory, frequently applied for example in the analysis of monopolies. They exist when a firm optimizing its production costs while facing some fixed costs enjoys lower per unit production costs as the production increases. Similarly to other production units municipalities have to be large enough to minimize average costs. We analysed the local public services in 205 municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic for the first time in this context, using regression analysis, a correlation diagram of local public services, and statistical analysis. The paper examines this issue using data from 2008 to 2012. Our analysis showed that economies of scale cannot be clearly identified for local services in municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic and that the size of a municipality is not a key factor influencing the provision of local services.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AE - Řízení, správa a administrativa

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GAP403%2F12%2F0366" target="_blank" >GAP403/12/0366: Identifikace a evaluace regionálně specifických faktorů úspěšnosti reforem v duchu NPM ? země CEE</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2014

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

NISPAcee Journal of Public Administration and Policy : the Network of Institutes and Schools of Public Administration in Central and Eastern Europe

ISSN

1337-9038

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

VII

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

SK - Slovenská republika

Počet stran výsledku

21

Strana od-do

151-171

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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