inequity). This tradeoff between efficiency and equity is the primary focus of this paper. We investigate how the distribution …

, we employ an advanced non-parametric efficiency model to study the public sector (cost) efficiency implications of such … distortions. Using a unique dataset covering the Czech regions over the 2007-2014 period, we find that the efficiency of public … power ("party donors"). We link this efficiency difference to two underlying mechanisms: i.e. shifts in procurement contract …

the electorate is very well informed, electoral competition leads candidates to provide inefficient local public goods in …

insurance against income uncertainty. This insurance comes at the expense of efficiency loss due to labor supply distortions … efficiency gains. However, prior research financed the transitory costs of the reform by taxing consumption. We show that in the …

on the merger control institution and, in particular, whether it involves an efficiency defense. We derive the optimal … institution and provide conditions under which an efficiency defense is desirable. We also discuss the implications for antitrust …

compensating the possible consolidation bias by calculating the so-called Potential Process Efficiency PPE. Finally,the paper …