Does decentralization contribute to efficiency? Evidence from OECD countries

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作者
Ubago Martinez, Yolanda [1 ]
Pascual Arzoz, Pedro [2 ]
Iraizoz Apezteguia, Belen [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Publ Navarra, Dept Econ, Pamplona, Spain
[2] Univ Publ Navarra, Dept Econ, Inarbe Inst Adv Res Business & Econ, Pamplona, Spain
关键词
Decentralization; technical efficiency; data envelopment analysis; FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; SENSITIVITY-ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; 2ND-STAGE DEA; CROSS-SECTION; CONVERGENCE; GOVERNMENT; DETERMINANTS; PERFORMANCE;
D O I
10.1080/00036846.2017.1340572
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This article provides evidence on the relationship between fiscal decentralization and technical efficiency. We begin the first stage of this study with a data envelopment analysis to obtain technical efficiency estimates for a sample of 23 OECD countries over the period 1992-2009. In a second stage, we explore the effects of fiscal decentralization and other control variables on technical efficiency. The results including all the control variables reveal a statistically significant negative relationship between fiscal decentralization of public expenditure and technical efficiency.
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页码:726 / 742
页数:17
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