Determinants of Government Efficiency
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Summary:
We compile the first large cross-country panel dataset of public sector performance and efficiency, encompassing 114 countries on all income levels from 1980 to 2006, with about 1,800 country-year observations for the education sector and about 900 observations for health. We regress these indicators on potential economic, institutional, demographic, and geographic determinants. Our most resounding conclusion is that higher government expenditure relative to GDP tends to be associated with lower efficiency in the respective sector. Moreover, we find that richer countries exhibit better public sector performance and efficiency, and that institutional and demographic factors also play a significant role.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2008/228
Subject:
Education Health Personal income Population and demographics Public sector
Frequency:
Biannually
English
Publication Date:
September 1, 2008
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451870862/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2008228
Pages:
25
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