Explaining Differences in Productive Efficiency: An Application to Belgian Municipalities

Explaining Differences in Productive Efficiency: An Application to Belgian Municipalities

The purpose of this paper is to measure and explain variations in productive efficiency of municipal governments in Belgium. Technical efficiency is evaluated using a non-parametric method based on the Free Disposal Hull (FDH) reference technology. We first calculate input, output, and graph Farrell...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public choice 1994-09, Vol.80 (3/4), p.339-358
Hauptverfasser: de Borger, B., Kerstens, K., Moesen, W., Vanneste, J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Belgium
Data envelopment analysis
Economic efficiency
Efficiency
Efficiency metrics
Government bureaucracy
Government services
Input output
Linear programming
Local Government
Methods
Performance evaluation
Production efficiency
Production level
Productive efficiency
Productivity
Productivity policy
Proxy reporting
Proxy statements
Public sector
Technical efficiency
Theory (efficiency)
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this paper is to measure and explain variations in productive efficiency of municipal governments in Belgium. Technical efficiency is evaluated using a non-parametric method based on the Free Disposal Hull (FDH) reference technology. We first calculate input, output, and graph Farrell efficiency measures for a cross-section of all 589 Belgian municipalities. In a second stage of the analysis we explain the calculated differences in efficiency in terms of variables related to the structural characteristics of municipalities and to the institutional environment.
ISSN:0048-5829
1573-7101
DOI:10.1007/BF01053225