The Causes and Consequences of China's Municipal Amalgamations:Evidence from Population Redistribution  

作　　者：Ning Jia Huiyong Zhong 

机构地区：[1]Antai College of Economics and Management,Shanghai Jiaotong University,China [2]School of Finance,Shanghai University of International Business and Economics,China

出　　处：《China & World Economy》2022年第4期174-200,共27页中国与世界经济（英文版）

基　　金：the China Merchants Foundation Young Scholar Funding Program“Research on Contemporary Chinese Social Governance"project.Ning Jia appreciates the National Science Foundation(No.72073094)for research funding.;Huiyong Zhong appreciates research funding from the Center for Modern Finance Research,Shanghai Jiaotong University.

摘　　要：Along with China's urbanization,the spatial redistribution of the country's population has led to difficulties for local governance,especially in areas experiencing population outflows.Municipal amalgamation is an ffctive response.This study uses administrative system code data that are accurate at the community and village level to verify the causal relationship between migration and village or community municipal amalgamation.It shows that migration has been an important reason for municipal amalgamation.Counties with greater population outflow have experienced more frequent amalgamation,manifesting a decrease in the numbers of villages and communities.This study,also examined the consequences of this amalgamation,finding that it can significantly alleviate local governments'fiscal pressures and promote public services in the long term.It is of great importance for improving the grassroots governance of population outflow areas during rapid urbanization in China.

关 键 词：fiscal pressure municipal amalgamation population redistribution public services URBANIZATION 

分 类 号：F29[经济管理—国民经济]