Format:
1 Online-Ressource (circa 26 Seiten)
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Series Statement:
OECD Economics Department working papers no. 1278
Content:
In many OECD countries changes in demography and health conditions are putting pressure on public finance. To prevent further expansion of government spending as a percentage of GDP, public spending efficiency will need to be raised. This paper uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) to assess the efficiency of welfare spending in a sample of OECD countries around 2012, focussing on health care, secondary education and general public services. The DEA model has a two input-one output structure, with at least one of the variables representing a composite indicator controlling for country-specific factors (socio-economic environment and life-style factors, for example). We find wide dispersion in efficiency measures across OECD countries and provide possible quantified improvements for both output and input efficiency.
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Zusammenfassung in französischer Sprache
Language:
English
Keywords:
Amtsdruckschrift
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Arbeitspapier
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Graue Literatur
DOI:
10.1787/5jm3st732jnq-en
