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Government spending efficiency in Latin America
Afonso, António; Fraga, Gabriela Baquero - 2022
We assess the public spending efficiency of 20 Latin American countries over the period of 2000-2019, computing Data … Envelopment Analysis efficiency scores. For the Public Sector Performance composite indicator, we use the annual data of socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013453984
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Public Sector Efficiency : Evidence for Latin America
Afonso, António - 2013
We compute Public Sector Performance (PSP) and Public Sector Efficiency (PSE) indicators and Data Envelopment Analysis … (DEA) efficiency scores for a sample of twenty-three Latin American and Caribbean Countries (LAC) to measure efficiency of … government, while the efficiency frontier is essentially defined by Chile, Guatemala, and Peru. Moreover, on average, output …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013071993
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Government Spending Efficiency in Latin America
Afonso, António; Baquero Fraga, Gabriela - 2022
We assess the public spending efficiency of 20 Latin American countries over the period of 2000-2019, computing Data … Envelopment Analysis efficiency scores. For the Public Sector Performance composite indicator, we use the annual data of socio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013470354
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Public expenditures and the performance of Latin American and Caribbean agriculture
Anriquez, Gustavo; Foster, William E.; Ortega, Jorge; … - 2016
Economic theory and econometric evidence support the thesis that the displacement of government expenditures on public goods by subsidies to private goods inhibits the performance of the farm sector. This paper presents an analysis of the influence of the mix of expenditures related to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011545434
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Fiscal consolidations and electoral outcomes in emerging economies : does the policy mix matter? : macro and micro level evidence from Latin America
Ardanaz, Martín; Hallerberg, Mark; Scartascini, Carlos G. - 2019
Do voters punish governments that introduce fiscal "austerity" measures? If so, does voter response vary according to the design (composition) of fiscal adjustments? What determines the timing of fiscal consolidations? The empirical literature on the political economy of fiscal adjustments,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052149
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Structure of Public Spending and the Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports in Latin America
Lopez, Andres E. - 2010
In this paper we carry out a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the level and composition of public expenditure on the export orientation of agriculture using a panel data from eleven Latin American countries for the period of 1985 to 2001. We try to understand the role of different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013142393
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Public sector efficiency : evidence for Latin America
Afonso, António; Romero, Alma; Monsalve, Emma - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011561453
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Government spending efficiency in Latin America
Afonso, António; Fraga, Gabriela Baquero - In: Empirica : journal of european economics 51 (2024) 1, pp. 127-160
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014492060
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Budgeting for Results in Latin America : Conditions for its Deployment and Development
Filc, Gabriel - 2012
Given current evidence of potential tangible benefits, in terms of public expenditure sustainability, efficiency and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100532
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State-Owned Enterprise Reform in Latin America : Issues and Possible Solutions
Musacchio, Aldo; Pineda, Emilio; Garcia, Gustavo - 2015
In this paper, we examine the challenges governments in Latin America face to control their state-owned enterprises (SOEs). We argue that, absent privatization, governments can rely on a variety of reforms to address some of the main problems affecting SOEs. We divide these problems into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014133630