Determinants of Public‐Sector Efficiency: Decentralization and Fiscal Rules

SUMMARY This paper investigates the determinants of public‐sector efficiency, in particular the role of fiscal decentralization and fiscal rules. For 23 European countries over the period from 1995 to 2015, we construct a measure of public‐sector performance consisting of nine distinct indices for e...

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Published in:Kyklos (Basel) 2020-05, Vol.73 (2), p.253-290
Main Authors: Christl, Michael, Köppl‐Turyna, Monika, Kucsera, Dénes
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Efficiency
Health education
Infrastructure
Public policy
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