Demographic, political, institutional and financial determinants of regional social expenditure: the case of Spain
This paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of regional social spending using a data set of the 17 regional governments in Spain. With both a fixed-effects static and a dynamic model, results suggest that demography, inputs, institutional design and resources are critical in determi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNED |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/30750 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/30750 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | 5304 Actividad económica 5303 Contabilidad pública regional financing system social expenditure social services |
| Sumario: | This paper contributes to the literature on the determinants of regional social spending using a data set of the 17 regional governments in Spain. With both a fixed-effects static and a dynamic model, results suggest that demography, inputs, institutional design and resources are critical in determining the size of regional social budgets. Empirical evidence was found about the existence of economies of scale, but social services do not seem to follow a luxury-good pattern. Left-wing governments seem to spend more, while federal regulations work as constraints of regional autonomy. Finally, strong evidence that the `foral` system of regional financing is creating horizontal inequalities in the access to essential public services was found, while the common regime seems to be working well enough. |
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