Need Equalization Transfers and Productive Efficiency of Local Governments
The paper deals with Need equalization formula for intergovernmental grants, and analyses,by a simple model, the impact of parameters changes on productive efficiency of a local government.By this kind of efficiency we mean producing and providing, at minimum cost and at high quality, a output level of a public service at least equal to a standard, fixed by the central government for pursuing horizontal equity among jurisdictions. In some German Landers the municipal transfers system is broadly inspired by such a criterion, and the recent reform of Italian equalization grants system moves in this direction.
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2013
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Authors: | Alessandro, Petretto |
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Rivista italiana degli economisti. - Società editrice il Mulino, ISSN 1593-8662. - 2013, 1, p. 25-46
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Società editrice il Mulino |
Subject: | Need Equalization | Local Public Services Provision | Quality and Cost-Efficiency |
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