Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in Europe

[EN] Academic literature has made an effort to demonstrate the positive effects of privatisation reforms on government performance and economic growth. However, there is no sufficient evidence to support the benefits of privatisation in terms of government spending efficiency. This study analyses th...

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Autores: Cuadrado Ballesteros, Beatriz, Peña-Miguel, Noemí
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
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Efficiency
DEA
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State-owned enterprises
5909 Administración Pública
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spelling Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in EuropeCuadrado Ballesteros, BeatrizPeña-Miguel, NoemíPrivatizationEfficiencyDEAOrder-mState-owned enterprises5909 Administración Pública[EN] Academic literature has made an effort to demonstrate the positive effects of privatisation reforms on government performance and economic growth. However, there is no sufficient evidence to support the benefits of privatisation in terms of government spending efficiency. This study analyses the correlation between privatisation and government spending efficiency. Our empirical results do not support a positive effect of privatisation on government spending efficiency. These findings are relevant because they suggest that, although privatisation has been usually seen as a tool to balance public finances, it does not mean that government spending efficiency will be higher after privatising State-owned enterprises.Ekonomiaren Garapen eta Lehiakortasun Saila, Eusko Jaurlaritza, Grant/Award Number: IT1523-22Wiley202520252024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10366/164716reponame:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamancainstname:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)InglésIT1523-22Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:gredos.usal.es:10366/1647162026-06-07T06:28:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in Europe
title Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in Europe
spellingShingle Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in Europe
Cuadrado Ballesteros, Beatriz
Privatization
Efficiency
DEA
Order-m
State-owned enterprises
5909 Administración Pública
title_short Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in Europe
title_full Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in Europe
title_fullStr Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in Europe
title_full_unstemmed Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in Europe
title_sort Privatisation and government spending efficiency: an empirical analysis in Europe
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cuadrado Ballesteros, Beatriz
Peña-Miguel, Noemí
author Cuadrado Ballesteros, Beatriz
author_facet Cuadrado Ballesteros, Beatriz
Peña-Miguel, Noemí
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author2 Peña-Miguel, Noemí
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Privatization
Efficiency
DEA
Order-m
State-owned enterprises
5909 Administración Pública
topic Privatization
Efficiency
DEA
Order-m
State-owned enterprises
5909 Administración Pública
description [EN] Academic literature has made an effort to demonstrate the positive effects of privatisation reforms on government performance and economic growth. However, there is no sufficient evidence to support the benefits of privatisation in terms of government spending efficiency. This study analyses the correlation between privatisation and government spending efficiency. Our empirical results do not support a positive effect of privatisation on government spending efficiency. These findings are relevant because they suggest that, although privatisation has been usually seen as a tool to balance public finances, it does not mean that government spending efficiency will be higher after privatising State-owned enterprises.
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