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Newspaper Circulation and Local Government Efficiency*

The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2011
AbstractIn this paper, we examine the role of the newspaper market for a key aspect of political accountability: the efficient use of public funds by elected politicians. Newspapers are a major provider of the political information voters use to monitor their elected officials, especially at the local level.
Himmler, O., Bruns, C.
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DOES PERCEIVED GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY IN MANAGING TAX MONEY DRIVE COMPLIANCE? EVIDENCE FROM A TAX GAME [PDF]

Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie, 2012
Tax compliance, i.e. citizens’ disposition to pay taxes either voluntary or enforced, is an extremely importanttopic at any moment, but mostly when governments have to finance public goods with few tax money.
BĂTRÂNCEA LARISSA-MARGARETA, NICHITA RAMONA-ANCA, BĂTRÂNCEA IOAN   +2 more
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Does government digitization contribute to economic growth? Empirical evidence from 109 countries

Technological and Economic Development of Economy
In the digital age, governments worldwide are increasingly turning to digitization to enhance efficiency and foster economic growth. This study investigates the impact of government digitization on economic growth, addressing the pressing issue of how ...
Yemin Ding, Lee Chin, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Xiaohan Yan   +3 more
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Data Envelopment Analysis in the Assessment of the Efficiency of Local Government Units: The Case of LAG “Polcentrum”

Problemy Zarządzania, 2022
Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to examine the performance in terms of efficiency of six Polish municipalities associated in Local Action Group (LAG) “Polcentrum” with the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method.
Marcin Walczak, Edyta Marcinkiewicz
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An empirical analysis based on a panel threshold model of the effect of Internet development on the efficiency of Chinese government public service supply

PLoS ONE, 2022
With the development of information technology, improving the efficiency of public services with the help of the Internet has become an important work of local governments.
Yongjie Wang, Yuan Liu, Yuqun Hu
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A THREE-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS: GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN CAPITAL [PDF]

Economica
This paper proposes a three-dimensional conceptual approach to national competitiveness, based on the interaction between government efficiency, the entrepreneurial environment, and human capital.
Valeria RUSU
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Can government R&D expenditure promote innovation? New evidence from 37 OECD countries

Technological and Economic Development of Economy
This research employs a fixed effect model to empirically estimate panel data from 37 OECD countries spanning 2000 to 2021, revisiting the influence of government R&D expenditure on innovation within the theory of marginal diminishing effect.
Yemin Ding, Fengchun Yin, Lee Chin, Kun Zhou, Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Yaning Li   +5 more
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Assessing the determinants of government spending efficiency in Africa

Future Business Journal, 2022
Government spending is one of the vital ways for the provision of public goods and services with a view of improving citizens' well-being. African countries have been identified by international bodies as naturally endowed with resources that serve as ...
Abiodun Adegboye, Olawale Daniel Akinyele   +1 more
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The Effect of Accountability on the Efficiency of Local Government Expenditures

Jurnal Tata Kelola dan Akuntabilitas Keuangan Negara, 2022
This study aims to examine the effect of accountability, as one of the governance aspects, on the efficiency of local government spending at the district/city level in Indonesia.
Wulan Sri Rahayu, Khoirunurrofik Khoirunurrofik   +1 more
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Direct democracy and local government efficiency [PDF]

European Journal of Political Economy, 2014
This paper studies the role of direct democracy in ensuring efficient and cost-effective provision of goods and services in the public sector. The sample consists of the population of municipalities in the german state of bavaria, where in the mid-1990s considerable direct democratic reforms granted citizens wide opportunities to directly participate ...
Asatryan, Z., De Witte, Kristof
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