2005
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.670741
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Public Services Efficiency Provision in Italian Regions: A Non-Parametric Analysis

Abstract: We measure the performance of public spending in Italian regions regarding the provision of public services, by constructing a so-called total regional performance indicator for strategic sectors such as general administration, energy, water and sewage, solid waste, and transports for 2001. This composite indicator is then the output measure selected to assess expenditure efficiency for the Italian regions, using the non-parametric DEA approach. The computation of efficiency scores allows to rank the regions a… Show more

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“…For Italy, for instance, DEA-based benchmarking and efficiency measurement techniques have been applied in a broad range of policy areas: (higher) education (e.g., Agasisti and Salerno, 2007;Agasisti, 2013;Sibiano and Agasisti, 2013), water management (Guerrini et al, 2013;Romano and Guerrini, 2011), and transportation (Piacenza, 2006). Benchmarking efficiency studies, that evaluate the efficiency of Municipalities and Regions in Italy in the overall provision of public services, include Afonso and Scaglioni (2005) and Lo Storto (2013). DEA-based efficiency studies on the waste sector in other countries are Worthington and Dollery (2001) for New South Wales; Cubbin et al (1987) for the UK; Simões and Marques (2012a), Marques and Simões (2009), Simões et al (2012), Marques, 2012b andSimões et al (2010) for Portugal; Rogge and De Jaeger (2013), Rogge and De Jaeger (2012), De Jaeger et al (2011), De Jaeger and Rogge (2013) and De Jaeger and Rogge (2014) for Belgium (i.e., Flanders); García-Sánchez (2008), Benito-López et al (2011) and Pérez-López et al (2016) for Spain; and Chen and Chen (2012) and Chen et al (2010) for Tai-wan.…”
Section: Benchmarking In the Waste Sectormentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For Italy, for instance, DEA-based benchmarking and efficiency measurement techniques have been applied in a broad range of policy areas: (higher) education (e.g., Agasisti and Salerno, 2007;Agasisti, 2013;Sibiano and Agasisti, 2013), water management (Guerrini et al, 2013;Romano and Guerrini, 2011), and transportation (Piacenza, 2006). Benchmarking efficiency studies, that evaluate the efficiency of Municipalities and Regions in Italy in the overall provision of public services, include Afonso and Scaglioni (2005) and Lo Storto (2013). DEA-based efficiency studies on the waste sector in other countries are Worthington and Dollery (2001) for New South Wales; Cubbin et al (1987) for the UK; Simões and Marques (2012a), Marques and Simões (2009), Simões et al (2012), Marques, 2012b andSimões et al (2010) for Portugal; Rogge and De Jaeger (2013), Rogge and De Jaeger (2012), De Jaeger et al (2011), De Jaeger and Rogge (2013) and De Jaeger and Rogge (2014) for Belgium (i.e., Flanders); García-Sánchez (2008), Benito-López et al (2011) and Pérez-López et al (2016) for Spain; and Chen and Chen (2012) and Chen et al (2010) for Tai-wan.…”
Section: Benchmarking In the Waste Sectormentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Grossman, Mavros, and Wassmer (1999) conclude that competition between US cities serves to increase their efficiency, in line with the Tiebout hypothesis. As to continental Europe, Afonso and Fernandes (2006), Afonso and Scaglioni (2005), and De Borger and Kerstens (1996), as well as Vanden Eeckaut, Tulkens, and Jamar (1993), examined the efficiency of Lisbon, Italian, and Belgian local governments, respectively. Specifically, De Borger and Kerstens (1996) find that the tax rate and income per capita have an insignificant effect on the performance of Belgian local governments, while federal grants have a negative influence.…”
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“…De una manera global (Storto, 2016;Selva y Sanz, 2015;Ferreira y Cunha, 2014;Balaguer, 2004;De Borger et al, 1994;Giménez y Prior, 2003;Prieto y Zofio, 2001;Taïrou, 2000;Vanden Eeckaut, Tulkens y Jamar, 1993;Worthington, 2000), y con base en la prestación de un único servicio (Bosch, Pedraja y Suárez, 2000). Además, para el análisis de la eficiencia se han aplicado diversos métodos, entre los que destacan tanto modelos paramétricos y no paramétricos (Drew y Dollery, 2015;Selva y Sanz, 2015;Doumpos y Cohen, 2014;Balaguer, Prior y Vela, 2003;Balaguer, 2004;Moore, Nolan y Segal, 2005) como modelos determinísticos y estocásticos (Lovell, 2000;Afonso y Fernandes, 2005). Esta medición de la eficiencia municipal se ha venido realizando, a su vez, bajo dos enfoques diferentes (input y output), cuya elección depende de cuáles sean las variables sobre las que un gobierno local tiene la capacidad de decisión (De Borger y Kerstens, 1996).…”
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“…Sobre los factores que justifican las diferencias en los niveles de eficiencia municipal, las conclusiones de la investigación previa señalan tanto factores internos relacionados con el comportamiento de los gestores, como factores externos o exógenos asociados a las circunstancias geográficas y socioeconómicas (Galariotis et al, 2016; BenitoAccounting, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, Murcia, 30100, Spain Correspondencebenitobl@upct.es, Bastida y Accounting, Technical University of Cartagena , Cartagena, Spain García, 2010; Kalb, 2014;Afonso y Fernandes, 2005;Balaguer, Prior y Tortosa, 2006;De Borger y Kerstens, 1996;Thomas y Callan, 2001; Selva y Sanz, 2015). Con objeto de delimitar los dos ámbitos de análisis se vienen utilizando, a su vez, dos métodos (Arcelus et al, 2007).…”
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