X-Efficiency and State Formula Grants

Silkman, Richard H.; Young, Dennis R.

doi:10.1086/ntj41862452

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“…The transfers received by local governments in most OECD countries in recent decades affect their cost functions (Bergvall, Charbit, Kraan, & Merk, ). Silkman and Young () argued that inefficient behaviour is expected when funds are received from other institutions, because of fiscal illusion (Kalb, ; Moesen & van Cauwenberge, ). In their empirical research, Balaguer‐Coll et al (), De Borger and Kerstens (), Kalb () and Loikkanen and Susiluoto () concluded that transfers from other institutions stimulate cost inefficiency.…”

Section: Empirical Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Turnout, political strength, and cost efficiency in Spanish municipalities of the autonomous region of Galicia: Evidence from an alternative stochastic frontier approach

Buch-Gómez

Cabaleiro-Casal

2020

Papers in Regional Science

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The scientific literature has used different theoretical arguments and methodological alternatives to attempt to demonstrate whether both electoral turnout and the strength of the incumbent majority influence the cost efficiency of municipal governments, reaching inconclusive results. We provide new arguments and employ a methodology that overcomes some of the limitations of the previous studies. Our research confirms a direct association between electoral turnout and municipal cost efficiency in the Spanish region of Galicia. Moreover, the strength of the incumbent majority has a significant negative effect on cost efficiency, contradicting the frequently used explanations that are based on government inaction or the common-pool problem. KEYWORDS cost efficiency, electoral turnout, municipalities, political strength, stochastic frontier JEL CLASSIFICATION

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Section: Empirical Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Turnout, political strength, and cost efficiency in Spanish municipalities of the autonomous region of Galicia: Evidence from an alternative stochastic frontier approach

Buch-Gómez

Cabaleiro-Casal

2020

Papers in Regional Science

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“…13 Spann 1977. 14 De Groot and Van der Sluis (1987), Silkman andYoung (1982), andWyckoff (1990). 15 Athanassopoulos and Triantis (1998), Chang (1990), andLiner (1994).…”

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Will Consolidation Improve Sub-National Governments ?

Fox¹,

Gurley²

2006

Policy Research Working Papers

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respectively. The paper presents a revised version from that presented at a World Bank Decentralization and Subnational Economics thematic group seminar held on October 18, 2005. Special thanks goes to Lily Liu and Serdar Yilmaz for serving as discussants. All views and remaining errors are those of the authors, and do not necessarily represented those of the World Bank. Support for this paper was also provided through a Japan PHRD grant to the Government of Rwanda to assist in ongoing territorial consolidation reforms.

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“…They argued that public agencies, such as local governments, can perform better if the authorities, such as the national government, are "attentive, supportive, and delegative (p. 3)", yet they still provide the right amount of autonomy for local governments to pursue their mission. One study also showed how autonomy from the federal government led to higher levels of fiscal efficiency, as reflected by local districts' revenues [11,65]. Another study also exhibited how the central government's monitoring role led to the disclosure of local governments' revenue information, which provided motivation for the latter to perform better [10].…”

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What Motivates Local Governments to Be Efficient? Evidence from Philippine Cities

Distor¹,

Khaltar²

2022

Sustainability

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This study sought to identify the drivers of local government efficiency by investigating three key motivations: internal capacity, rewards for good performance, and compliance with the national government. This paper studied the business registration efficiency cases of 141 highly urbanized and component cities in the Philippines using the cities and municipalities competitiveness index dataset from 2017 to 2019. It was found that capacity-related factors are the most influential in motivating Philippine cities to be more efficient in their business registration processes. Having a higher institutional capacity, higher public service experiences, and good technology infrastructure contribute immensely to better service delivery. Compliance with the national government’s directions on public service standards also positively influences efficiency. In addition, it was confirmed that these factors may appear differently, depending on cities’ size statuses. Other policy implications and recommendations for future research are discussed.

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X-Efficiency and State Formula Grants

Cited by 40 publications

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Turnout, political strength, and cost efficiency in Spanish municipalities of the autonomous region of Galicia: Evidence from an alternative stochastic frontier approach

Turnout, political strength, and cost efficiency in Spanish municipalities of the autonomous region of Galicia: Evidence from an alternative stochastic frontier approach

Will Consolidation Improve Sub-National Governments ?

What Motivates Local Governments to Be Efficient? Evidence from Philippine Cities

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