Efficiency of municipal legislative chambers

Artikel

A novel study of Brazilian city council efficiency using the non-parametric estimator FDH (free disposal hull) with bias correction is presented. In regional terms, study results show a concentration of efficient councils in the southern region. In turn, those in the northeastern and southeastern regions are among the most ineffective councils. In these latter two regions, most councils could at least double their outputs while maintaining the same volume of inputs. Regarding population size, for cities with up to 500,000 inhabitants, more than 60% of city councils could at least quadruple their output. Regarding inefficiencies revealed through non-discretionary variables (environmental variables), the study results show a correlation between councilor education levels and city council efficiency.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: EconomiA ; ISSN: 1517-7580 ; Volume: 16 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 60-75 ; Amsterdam: Elsevier

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General ; Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General ; State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations: General
• Subject: Efficiency ; City councils ; FDH

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): da Silva, Alexandre Manoel Angelo ; da Silva Vieira, Roberta ; Mont’alverne Duarte, Angelo José
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Elsevier
• (where): Amsterdam
• (when): 2015

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.econ.2015.03.001
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/179587
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET