Splitting Up or Dancing Together? Local Institutional Structure and the Performance of Urban Areas

IF 7.2 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Economic Geography Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1080/00130095.2022.2130749

Marco Di Cataldo, L. Ferranna, Margherita Gerolimetto, S. Magrini

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Abstract

Abstract This article analyzes institutional changes in local governance structures as determinants of wage premium and innovation capacity of urban areas. By combining individual and metropolitan area data for the US, we study the role of institutional fragmentation, related to the number of local governments operating in an area, and institutional coordination, stemming from the creation of authorities fostering the collaboration of local governments. Our findings suggest that more fragmented institutional landmarks do not benefit the wage competitiveness and innovativeness of urban areas. If anything, they harm them. Conversely, stronger coordination among local governments boosts the productivity of functional regions by increasing their wage premium and improving their capacity to innovate. Coordination agreements between different counties or municipalities are especially relevant in the case of urban areas modifying their functional borders over time. These findings provide key insights into the economic effects of reforming the governance structure of metropolitan areas.

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分手还是一起跳舞?地方制度结构与城市绩效

摘要本文分析了地方治理结构的制度变迁是城市工资溢价和创新能力的决定因素。通过结合美国的个人和大都市地区的数据，我们研究了制度碎片化的作用，这与在一个地区运作的地方政府的数量有关，以及制度协调的作用，源于建立促进地方政府合作的当局。我们的研究结果表明，更分散的制度地标不利于城市地区的工资竞争力和创新。如果有的话，他们会伤害他们。相反，地方政府之间更强的协调通过增加工资溢价和提高创新能力来提高功能区的生产率。不同县或市之间的协调协议在城市地区随时间改变其功能边界的情况下尤其相关。这些发现为研究改革大都市地区治理结构的经济效应提供了重要见解。

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Economic Geography Multiple-

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