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Outsourcing Public Services: Ownership, Competition, Quality and Contracting
Andersson, Fredrik N. G.; Jordahl, Henrik - 2011
We survey the literature on the effects of public sector outsourcing. Guided by theory, we systematically arrange … indicates that public sector outsourcing generally reduces costs without hurting quality. This is clearly the case for … "perfectly contractible services" like garbage collection, but outsourcing often seems to work reasonably well also for some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013208581
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Strategic Competition in Swedish Local Spending on Childcare, Schooling and Care for the Elderly
Edmark, Karin - 2007
elderly, using panel data on Swedish municipalities over 1996-2005. The high degree of decentralization in the organization of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010321619
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Taxation, social protection, and governance decentralization
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2017
. We show the potential existence of a poverty trap as a result of decentralization in taxation decisions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012028604
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Strategic competition in Swedish local spaneding on childcare, schooling and care for the elderly
Edmark, Karin - 2007
elderly, using panel data on Swedish municipalities over 1996-2005. The high degree of decentralization in the organization of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317929
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Crisis, structural reform and the dismantling of the European Social Model(s)
Hermann, Christoph - 2013
Following ECB-president Draghi's remark that the European Social Model does no longer exist and the crisis can only be overcome through a combination of austerity and structural reform, this paper examines the consequences of austerity measures and structural reforms adopted during the crisis in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322813
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Promiscuous elites and economic development
Brezis, Elise S. - 2012
This paper analyzes the interconnection between elites and its effects on economic growth. For decades, the bureaucratic elite has been joining the business elite after leaving office, and this in growing numbers. This relationship has been termed the revolving door in English, pantouflage in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010335988
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Natural Disasters and Demand for Redistribution: Lessons from an Earthquake
Gualtieri, Giovanni; Nicolini, Marcella; Sabatini, Fabio; … - 2018
The literature shows that when a society believes that wealth is determined by random “luck” rather than by merit, it demands more redistribution. Adverse shocks, like earthquakes, strengthen the belief that random “bad luck” can frustrate the outcomes achieved with merit. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011957007
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Political institutions, intertemporal cooperation, and the quality of policies
Scartascini, Carlos; Stein, Ernesto; Tommasi, Mariano - 2009
While economists have tended to focus on specific public policies when developing recommendations, the achievement of welfare objectives might depend more on the quality of policies than their content. This paper develops several measures of the qualities of policies across countries, arguing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278205
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Political institutions, state capabilities and public policy: International evidence
Scartascini, Carlos; Stein, Ernesto; Tommasi, Mariano - 2008
This paper introduces preliminary evidence from a cross-country database of policy characteristics and potential uses of that database. While most databases have emphasized either the content of policies (e.g., size of government deficits) or countries' formal institutions (e.g., political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278299
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Should we wish the elite to engage in unethical behavior? A consequentialist theory
Brezis, Elise S. - 2024
This paper investigates whether elite interconnections contribute to unethical behavior. It aims to present a clear explanation of how these connections are established, analyze the presence of unethical conduct within them, and assess their impact on the economy and societal welfare. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014577244