Government spending efficiency, measurement and applications: A cross-country efficiency dataset

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This chapter conducts a review of the literature dealing with overall public sector performance and efficiency, it defines a methodology to assess public sector efficiency and it creates a novel and large cross-sectional panel dataset of government indicators and public sector efficiency scores. The focus is on a balanced sample covering all 36 OECD countries over the time period between 2006 and 2017. First, we define a set of economic and sociodemographic metrics necessary to construct performance composite indicators. Second, we calculate and report a full set of (input and output oriented) efficiency scores based on the performance indicators previously computed.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: EconPol Working Paper ; No. 50

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models ; Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government ; Taxation and Subsidies: Efficiency; Optimal Taxation ; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General
• Subject: government spending efficiency ; public sector performance ; non-parametric estimation ; DEA ; OECD

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Afonso, António ; Jalles, João Tovar ; Venâncio, Ana
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2020

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/233795
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET