Konferenzbeitrag
Voting for Inefficiency
In this paper, we propose a probabilistic voter model that rationalizes the ineff cient use of labor input in municipality-owned enterprises. Our focus is on the relationship between absolute as well as relative ineff ciency measures and the size of the municipality in which public rms operate. We show that larger communities maintain enterprises, which are on average more eff cient in absolute as well as relative terms and that e ffciency shows a lower variance for large enterprises. Using data from a sample of electricity distribution companies in Germany we find our theoretical predictions consistent with the companies' observed behavior.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2015: Ökonomische Entwicklung - Theorie und Politik - Session: Political Economy I ; No. A21-V3
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Public Administration; Public Sector Accounting and Audits
Public Enterprises; Public-Private Enterprises
Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Nieswand, Maria
Baake, Pio
Wagner, Lilo
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Veröffentlichung
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2015
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Konferenzbeitrag
Beteiligte
- Nieswand, Maria
- Baake, Pio
- Wagner, Lilo
Entstanden
- 2015