Determinants of Government Efficiency

被引：105

作者：

Hauner, David ^{[1
]}

Kyobe, Annette ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Int Monetary Fund, Washington, DC 20431 USA

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2010年 / 38卷 / 11期

关键词：

public sector performance; expenditure efficiency; fiscal policy; institutions; EXPENDITURE; GROWTH;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.04.004

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

We compile the first large cross-country panel dataset of public sector performance and efficiency, encompassing 114 countries on all income levels from 1980 to 2004, with about 1,800 country-year observations for the education sector and about 900 observations for health. We regress these indicators on potential economic, institutional, demographic, and geographic determinants. Our most resounding conclusion is that higher government expenditure relative to GDP tends to be associated with lower efficiency in the respective sector. Moreover, we find that richer countries exhibit better public sector performance and efficiency, and that government accountability and demographic factors also play a significant role. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：1527 / 1542

页数：16

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