Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region
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Resumo: | In this paper we measure and analyse expenditure efficiency of Portuguese local governments using a non-parametric technique for production frontier estimation known as Free Disposal Hull. We first construct an index of municipal performance and then compute input and output efficiency scores for 51 Portuguese municipalities located in the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (RLVT) in order to estimate the extent of municipal spending that seems to be "wasted" relative to the "best-practice" frontier. The results of our empirical analysis suggest that RLVT municipalities could achieve, on average, roughly the same level of local output with about 39 percent fewer resources, i.e. local performance could be improved without necessarily increasing municipal spending. |
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Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon regionMunicipal ExpenditureEfficiencyProduction Possibility FrontierFDHIn this paper we measure and analyse expenditure efficiency of Portuguese local governments using a non-parametric technique for production frontier estimation known as Free Disposal Hull. We first construct an index of municipal performance and then compute input and output efficiency scores for 51 Portuguese municipalities located in the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (RLVT) in order to estimate the extent of municipal spending that seems to be "wasted" relative to the "best-practice" frontier. The results of our empirical analysis suggest that RLVT municipalities could achieve, on average, roughly the same level of local output with about 39 percent fewer resources, i.e. local performance could be improved without necessarily increasing municipal spending.ISEG – Departamento de EconomiaRepositório da Universidade de LisboaAfonso, AntónioFernandes, Sónia2010-12-21T14:37:39Z20032003-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2732engAfonso, António e Sónia Fernandes. 2003. "Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão - DE Working papers nº 9-2003/DE/CISEP0874-4548info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:33:54Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/2732Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:50:41.054557Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region |
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Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region |
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Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region Afonso, António Municipal Expenditure Efficiency Production Possibility Frontier FDH |
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Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region |
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Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region |
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Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region |
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Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region |
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Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region |
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Afonso, António |
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Afonso, António Fernandes, Sónia |
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Fernandes, Sónia |
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Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa |
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Afonso, António Fernandes, Sónia |
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Municipal Expenditure Efficiency Production Possibility Frontier FDH |
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Municipal Expenditure Efficiency Production Possibility Frontier FDH |
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In this paper we measure and analyse expenditure efficiency of Portuguese local governments using a non-parametric technique for production frontier estimation known as Free Disposal Hull. We first construct an index of municipal performance and then compute input and output efficiency scores for 51 Portuguese municipalities located in the region of Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (RLVT) in order to estimate the extent of municipal spending that seems to be "wasted" relative to the "best-practice" frontier. The results of our empirical analysis suggest that RLVT municipalities could achieve, on average, roughly the same level of local output with about 39 percent fewer resources, i.e. local performance could be improved without necessarily increasing municipal spending. |
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2003 |
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Afonso, António e Sónia Fernandes. 2003. "Efficiency of local government spending: evidence for the Lisbon region". Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão - DE Working papers nº 9-2003/DE/CISEP 0874-4548 |
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