Public sector’s efficiency as a reflection of governance quality, an European Union study
Camelia Negri,
Gheorghița Dincă
Abstract:The main objective of this paper is to assess the efficiency of the European Union’s public sector from a quality of governance approach, employing a two-step methodology. In the first stage, EU states’ efficiency scores are determined using Data Envelopment Analysis. Once quantifying public efficiency, the second step of the methodology examines the determinants of efficiency using a quantile regression estimation technique, with an emphasis on demographic features, corruption, economic freedom, and governmen… Show more
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