2014
DOI: 10.7763/joebm.2014.v2.113
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An Empirical Analysis on Yardstick Competition among Local Governments and Implications for Roles of e-Government in Efficient Provision of Local Public Goods

Abstract: Abstract-In this study, we analyze the efficiency of the equilibrium of yardstick competition among decentralized local governments and investigate its empirical significance by using Japanese prefecture-level data. The model included in the paper features incomplete contracts between a principal and an agent (i.e., residents and the local government, respectively). The model states that a local government attains accountability through the voting behavior of its residents in accordance with a yardstick compar… Show more

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