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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Yardstick competition"”.
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Horizontal integration under yardstick competition
… is ubiquitous; industries regulated by yardstick competition are no exception in this regard. However, even though yardstick competition is applied to sectors of vital economic importance, such as energy and water networks, the welfare effects of horizontal integration in these settings …
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Yardstick Competition : an empirical investigation using state taxes and media markets
… If voters do make these comparisons, it creates "yardstick competition," where governors are competing with each other as they set taxes. Previous research has shown that governors are punished at the ballot box for raising taxes. However, Besley and Case (AER 1995) find that if governors in …
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Three Essays on Urban Property Taxes
… which is theoretically consistent with the yardstick competition model. Furthermore, I find the effects of bond passage increases with a district's susceptibility to intergovernmental constraints, particularly in cities having a smaller capital budget and greater population density. The …