The Determinants of Sub-Central Government’s Efficiency: The Case of Polish Districts
The Determinants of Sub-Central Government’s Efficiency: The Case of Polish Districts
Author(s): Tomasz Skica, Lejla Lazović-Pita, Ademir AbdićSubject(s): Geography, Regional studies
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: efficiency; public total and current expenditures; COVID-19; districts
Summary/Abstract: Academic research indicates that total or current expenditures have been most commonly used in sub-central or local government’s efficiency analysis as dependent variables, and a proxy for the cost of service provision. Our research applied in the case of Polish districts for 2019 and 2020 indicates two important results: firstly, regardless of whether total or current expenditures have been used, the determinants indicate the same direction of impact, and, secondly, the COVID-19 pandemic did not change the direction of the impact. The regression results confirm the positive direction that the administrative, educational, protection, and safety variables have on dependent variables.
Journal: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
- Issue Year: 26/2024
- Issue No: 95
- Page Range: 7-20
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English, Polish
