hospitals over the period 2000-2004 and applying DEA, a non-parametric method. Individual efficiency is partly explained by the …. This paper evaluates the technical efficiency of Italian public hospitals in light of the main features of the hospital … efficiency, including supply side structural features at the regional level. It demonstrates that some features of local markets …

local teacher and student base. The renewal begun with the recent university reform, which has challenged the historically … self-referential governance of the system, must stimulate more internal competition within the Italian university system …

Investment in public research in Italy is below the European average as a percentage of GDP. Nevertheless, in relation …

crucial to fostering long-term growth. In this paper we study the determinants of public service efficiency (PSE) and in …

at assessing the quality and the efficiency of public services in Italy. We consider services provided by the central …This paper provides a survey of a number of studies conducted in recent years, above all at the Bank of Italy, aiming … disposal, water and gas supply, and childcare). The analysis shows in general that Italy lags behind noticeably compared with …

an unprecedented wave of consolidation. A growing body of empirical literature has attempted to measure the efficiency … mergers yield economies of scope or gains in managerial efficiency. …

. In the long run efficiency gains dominate over the market power effect, leading to more favorable prices for consumers. …