The study analyzes the efficiency implications of fiscal decentralization using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). It … expenditure decentralization ratio to account for fiscal autonomy on the expenditure side and two measures of fiscal … decentralization to account for financial/fiscal autonomy of the local government units (LGUs) on the income side (i.e., the ratio of …

regression is fitted to identify which elements suggested in the literature are the most influential on the technical efficiency … levels of expenditure and basic health achievements; (b) that spatial patterns of efficiency are correlated to economic … performance, but also to locally specific relevant differences; (c) and that positive determinants of efficiency are given by …

supply and demand in the labor market, which, despite their importance, still do not achieve the desired efficiency. The … efficiency of public sector entities. The authors focused on 39 PES operating in Mazovia province, Poland in 2019. In the first … stage, the model of technical efficiency of local PES included six variables (four inputs and two outputs). Only seven PES …

This paper attempts to identify the effect of fiscal decentralization on public sector efficiency (PSE). We employ data … specifications, we contend that PSE is increasing with fiscal decentralization. -- public sector efficiency ; fiscal decentralization … alternative fiscal decentralization measures. Backed by strong empirical results, obtained from a number of different …