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Working Paper

Structure, Conduct, and Performance in the Local Public Sector

An examination of the relationship between the number of local governments within local labor markets and their expenditures, finding empirical support in both suburbs and central cities for the connection between the structure of the local public service market and its performance.

Working Papers of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland are preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment on research in progress. They may not have been subject to the formal editorial review accorded official Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland publications. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland or the Federal Reserve System.


Suggested Citation

Eberts, Randall, and Timothy J. Gronberg. 1989. “Structure, Conduct, and Performance in the Local Public Sector.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Working Paper No. 89-10.