Explaining Differences in Public Sector Efficiency: Evidence from Russia's Regions

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1745-1765

  Hauner, David ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; fiscal federalism; government expenditure; public sector efficiency; Russia

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FEDERAL SYSTEM; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC SPENDING;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 53749084475     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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