Empirical Analysis of Public Sector Evaluation in Japanese Local Government

在本研究中，我试图捕捉日本地方政府的公共部门评估的效果。重点研究了公共部门评估、市域合并和空间相互依存三个方面。首先，项目评估改善了地方政府的财政状况。第二，我发现市政当局通过合并减少了总支出。第三，我观察到某些支出领域的空间依赖性。可以看出，这些政策领域是由中央政府的调整决定的。 这些结果发表在同行评审的期刊上。

In this research, I tried to capture the effects of public sector evaluation in Japanese local government. I focused on the public sector evaluation, municipal mergers and spatial inter-dependencies.First, the financial situation of local government was improved by the project evaluation. Second, I found out that municipalities achieved reductions in their total expenditures with mergers. Third, I observed spatial dependencies in some areas of expenditure. It is seen that these policy areas are determined by the adjustment of central government. These results were published in peer-reviewed journals.