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Too Many Municipalities? [PDF]
Does democracy lead to the creation of too many municipalities? We analyze this issue within the context of the Alesina and Spolare (1996) model where the quality of municipal services deteriorates with the distance from the center of a municipality ...
Dahlby, Bev
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What happens when a woman wins an election? Evidence from close races in Brazil [PDF]
, 2013 This paper analyzes the effect of the gender of local policymakers on policy outcomes. Analyzing a rich dataset from Brazilian municipalities and using a regression discontinuity design, we find that municipalities ruled by female mayors have better ...
Brollo, Fernanda, Troiano, Ugo
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Enabling AI capabilities in government agencies: A study of determinants for European municipalities
Government Information Quarterly, 2021 Patrick Mikalef +7 more
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, 2018 This study investigates the influence of service, political, governance, and financial characteristics on municipalities’ choices of four service delivery modes (in-house, inter-municipal cooperation, municipality-owned firm, and private firm) in the ...
M. Schoute, T. Budding, R. Gradus
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Fluoride‐Free Adhesives for Low Surface Energy Fluorinated Substrates
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A universal, fluoride‐free adhesive achieves a record 4.91 MPa bond strength on PTFE by leveraging amine/amide dipole–dipole interactions, without fluorinated components. This sustainable strategy overcomes the environmental and performance limits of PFAS‐based adhesives, enabling robust, eco‐conscious bonding across diverse materials.
Siqi Zheng +7 more
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Municipal Bankruptcy Under the 1976 Amendments to Chapter IX of the Bankruptcy Act [PDF]
, 1976 This articles examines the new Chapter IX of the Bankruptcy Act, particularly its effectiveness in providing insolvent or financially distressed municipalities with a simpler and more efficient method of obtaining financial relief. The articles discusses
Bond, Kenneth W.
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Earthquakes, grants, and public expenditure: How municipalities respond to natural disasters
Journal of Regional Science, 2019 We analyze the response of municipalities to the occurrence of natural disasters (earthquakes) in Italy, in terms of spending behavior, use of upper tier transfers and recovery.
G. Masiero, M. Santarossa
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Ni1‐Bi1 dual‐atom dopants are achieved for activating Ru lattices without blocking noble atoms. This model exhibits an ultralow overpotential of 11.4 mV and superb stability at 10 mA cm−2 toward hydrogen evolution reaction, enabling a proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer that needs only 2.233 V to reach 3.0 A cm−2 and operates stably at 1.0 A cm−
Shuiping Luo +17 more
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Hybrid energy harvesting using piezoelectric footsteps and solar panels to ensure clarity
Results in EngineeringRenewable energy sources significantly influence urban growth and mitigate global warming. These systems have the capability to achieve complete development of the region and function to mitigate carbon oxide emissions from power producing facilities ...
O. Hussein +4 more
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Liquidity Values in Municipal Accounting in the Czech Republic
Journal of Competitiveness, 2019 The aim of this paper is to present the results of a study which analyzes the use of liquidity management among municipalities within the Czech Republic.
Milana Otrusinova, Alena Kulleova
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