The productivity of the public sector in OECD countries: eGovernment as driver of efficiency and efficacy

Marcella Corsi and Carlo D'Ippoliti

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Abstract: This article aims at illustrating a theoretical approach to the analysis of the dynamics of productivity in the public sector, and at presenting a preliminary application of it to the estimation of the impact on productivity of the recent development of e-Government processes in a number of OECD countries. Our analysis serves a twofold purpose: at the microeconomic level, we set out to provide individual public administrations (PAs) with an instrument to evaluate the benefits, in terms of output, of alternative projects, particularly through a more efficient organisation of the relevant information. At the macroeconomic level, the aim is to highlight a significant relationship between e-Government and economic growth, as an indicator of social wellbeing.

Keywords: e-Government; ICT; public sector; productivity growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H11 H54 H83 O31 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-03-01
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