Impact of Municipality Size on Economic Performance. Evidence from Slovakia
Impact of Municipality Size on Economic Performance. Evidence from Slovakia
Author(s): Miriam Šebová, Daniela PetríkováSubject(s): Business Economy / Management, Public Administration, Economic development, Present Times (2010 - today), EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Reprograph
Keywords: economies of scale; municipalities; amalgamization; public services; economic performance;
Summary/Abstract: In the last 50 years, amalgamation processes have been carried out in most European countries with the aim of consolidating the settlement structure. The main targets of such reforms have been the cost advantages as well as the effort to improve the quality of public services. The Slovak Republic belongs to one of the countries with the most dispersed municipalities within Europe, where 67% municipalities have a population of 1,000 or under. This paper deals with the impact of a municipality’s size on its economic performance. It summarizes the results from empirical studies and also includes an analysis of selected financial indicators in municipalities of various sizes in Slovakia. The results confirm the impact of a municipality’s size on its economic performance.
Journal: Journal of Applied Economic Sciences (JAES)
- Issue Year: X/2015
- Issue No: 36
- Page Range: 885-888
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English