Public-sector outsourcing

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Outsourcing public provision of services tends to lower labor intensity and increase its efficiency. Costs are usually lower, but quality problems can affect services like health care and residential youth care. Consumer choice has stimulated innovation in education, but the picture is ambiguous for health care. Natural monopolies are unsuitable for outsourcing. Network services (public transportation) may be outsourced through public tenders. While some jobs may be lost in the short run, the long-term effects are generally positive for a wide variety of activities.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2014 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises and Nonprofit Institutions; Privatization; Contracting Out ; Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government ; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Procurement ; Analysis of Health Care Markets ; Analysis of Education ; Public Sector Labor Markets
• Subject: public procurement ; vouchers ; outsourcing ; health care ; education ; concession contracts

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Poutvaara, Panu
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.65
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/125288
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET