When Mayors Matter: Leadership Continuity and the Performance Effects of Municipal Consolidation

• In Event: Public Administration Reforms and their Consequences

Brief Overview

Drawing on data from 1,741 Japanese municipalities between 1998 and 2014, this study investigates how leadership continuity moderates the effects of municipal consolidation on efficiency, revenue diversification, and fiscal autonomy.

Authors

• Kohei Suzuki, Leiden University

• Claudia N. Avellaneda, Indiana University, Bloomington