Quality of government and living standards : adjusting for the efficiency of public spending /
It is generally acknowledged that the government's output is difficult to define and its value is hard to measure. The practical solution, adopted by national accounts systems, is to equate output to input costs. However, several studies estimate significant inefficiencies in government activit...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
International Monetary Fund,
2012.
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| Series: | IMF working paper ;
WP/12/182. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | It is generally acknowledged that the government's output is difficult to define and its value is hard to measure. The practical solution, adopted by national accounts systems, is to equate output to input costs. However, several studies estimate significant inefficiencies in government activities (i.e., same output could be achieved with less inputs), implying that inputs are not a good approximation for outputs. If taken seriously, the next logical step is to purge from GDP the fraction of government inputs that is wasted. As differences in the quality of the public sector have a direct impa. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America EBSCO eBook Business Collection |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781475514308 1475514301 9781475523492 1475523491 1475505302 9781475505306 1475575971 9781475575972 |
