Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/26409
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 2364
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
This paper attempts to identify the effect of fiscal decentralization on public sector efficiency (PSE). We employ data envelopment analysis on a panel of 21 OECD countries over the period 1970-2000 to construct two alternative PSE indicators that reflect the governmental goals of economic performance and stability. In turn, using a novel technique that merges the methodologies of Simar and Wilson (2007) and Khan and Lewbel (2007), we regress the PSE scores obtained on an extensive set of alternative fiscal decentralization measures. Backed by strong empirical results, obtained from a number of different specifications, we contend that PSE is increasing with fiscal decentralization.
Subjects: 
public sector efficiency
fiscal decentralization
semi-parametric models
JEL: 
C14
C24
H11
H50
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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