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Provision of public goods in a federalist country: Tiebout competition, fiscal equalization, and incentives for efficiency in Switzerland
Widmer, Philippe; Zweifel, Peter - 2008
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the efficiency of the 26 Swiss cantons over the period 2000 to 2004 applying Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). A Total Public Sector Performance (TPSP) indicator for eight local government activities (administration, public safety, education, culture and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315507
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Accounting for heterogeneity in the measurement of hospital performance
Widmer, Philippe K.; Zweifel, Peter; Farsi, Mehdi - 2011
correction in the estimation of hospital performance. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316845
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Improving efficiency through consolidation of jurisdictions? Evidence from the Cantons of Switzerland
Widmer, Philippe K.; Elias, George; Zweifel, Peter - 2012
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the optimal scale of local jurisdictions (cantons) in Switzerland applying Data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316907