Arbeitspapier
Does Size Matter? The Productivity of Government: Expenditures and the Size of States: Evidence from India
Some politicians argue for the splitting and combining of states to increase government productivity, but there is a dearth of empirical evidence on the optimal size of a state. Using data from Indian states, I test a model of the optimal size of the state. I find that size and preference heterogeneity do not significantly affect the productivity of a state government. However, when states are split up, the productivity of the root state's government is negatively affected. This suggests that there may be a readjustment phase after state reorganisation that brings about this negative effect. It is important to consider this effect when redrawing state borders.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: GIGA Working Papers ; No. 285
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
Publicly Provided Goods: General
National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General
State and Local Budget and Expenditures
Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism; Secession
- Thema
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India
fiscal federalism
government quality
ethnic heterogeneity
state reorganization
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Haasnoot, Cornelis W.
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
- (wo)
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Hamburg
- (wann)
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2016
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Haasnoot, Cornelis W.
- German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Entstanden
- 2016
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