EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY - AN APPLICATION TO BELGIAN MUNICIPALITIES

Authors
DEBORGER B KERSTENS R MOESEN W VANNESTE J
Citation
B. Deborger et al., EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY - AN APPLICATION TO BELGIAN MUNICIPALITIES, Public choice, 80(3-4), 1994, pp. 339-358
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,"Political Science
Journal title
Public choice → ACNP
ISSN journal
00485829
Volume
80
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
339 - 358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0048-5829(1994)80:3-4<339:EDIPE->2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to measure and explain variations in prod uctive efficiency of municipal governments in Belgium. Technical effic iency is evaluated using a non-parametric method based on the Free Dis posal Hull (FDH) reference technology. We first calculate input, outpu t, and graph Farrell efficiency measures for a cross-section of alt 58 9 Belgian municipalities. In a second stage of the analysis we explain the calculated differences in efficiency in terms of variables relate d to the structural characteristics of municipalities and to the insti tutional environment.