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| Title: | | Measuring and Explaining Government Inefficiency in Developing Countries  |
| Authors: | | van de Sijpe, Nicolas Rayp, Glenn |
| Issue Date: | | 2005 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Kiel 2005 / Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics 32 |
| Abstract: | | We show the relevance of government expenditure inefficiency using the Barro (1990) model. We estimate government inefficiency for 52 developing countries using a data envelopment analysis. The estimated inefficiencies are subsequently used in a general to specific approach in order to identify their determinants. We find the government expenditure inefficiency is primarily determined by governance and political variables, and structural country variables. Economic policy determinants apparently count less. Government inefficiency of the Sub Saharan countries in the sample is substantially higher. |
| Subjects: | | Government inefficiency data envelopment analysis economic development |
| JEL: | | O23 H50 H21 |
| Document Type: | | Conference Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, 2005 (Kiel)
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