Doing more with less? Assessing the cost efficiency of US local police organizations

Erik Alda and Ljubinka Andonoska

Applied Economics Letters, 2024, vol. 31, issue 18, 1808-1812

Abstract: We examine the cost efficiency of local police agencies in the US for 2016. We employ a multi-output translog stochastic frontier model and show that reductions in inefficiency would yield significant budgetary savings and improved performance in service delivery.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2023.2208325

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