linkages between government size, unemployment, and inflation. Overall, our results suggest that the government size is … positively associated with both unemployment and inflation. The Granger causality runs from the government size to unemployment … and to inflation. From our analysis, two aspects stand out. First, the effects of government size on unemployment and …

We construct a growth model with an explicit government role, where more government resources reduce the optimal level …-2008, we use different proxies for government size and institutional quality. Our results, consistent with the presented growth … model, show a negative effect of the size of government on growth. Similarly, institutional quality has a positive impact on …

We discuss and provide an overview of the size and role of the government, notably in terms of what the government … "should" do, how the government could spend and intervene in the economy, how much governments spend and what they spend their …

government indicators and public sector efficiency scores. The focus is on a balanced sample covering all 36 OECD countries over …

We evaluate the effects of structural tax reforms on government spending efficiency in a sample of OECD economies over …

rewarded by financial markets via higher sovereign debt ratings. In addition, higher inflation and government indebtedness lead …

This paper empirically links the efficiency and performance assessment of the general government, proxied by efficiency … scores, to the trust in government. Government spending efficiency scores are first computed via data envelopment analysis … more efficient countries in terms of government spending are Australia, Chile, Ireland, New Zealand, South Korea …