Public Services Efficiency Provision in Italian Regions: a Non-Parametric Analysis

Antonio Afonso and Carla Scaglioni

No 2005/02, Working Papers Department of Economics from ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa

Abstract: We measure the performance of public spending in Italian regions regarding the provision of public services, by constructing a so-called total regional performance indicator for strategic sectors such as general administration, energy, water and sewage, solid waste, and transports for 2001. This composite indicator is then the output measure selected to assess expenditure efficiency for the Italian regions, using the non-parametric DEA approach. The computation of efficiency scores allows to rank the regions and to detect some room for improvement in terms of efficiency gains at the regional level.

Keywords: technical efficiency; DEA; regional expenditure; Italy. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 H42 H72 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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