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Managing Public Expenditure: Some Emerging Policy Issues and A Framework for Analysis

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  • Paul Atkinson
  • Paul van den Noord

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This paper highlights some key policy issues regarding the performance of public expenditure and proposes an analytical framework for its assessment. The framework distinguishes three economic objectives of policies in the pursuit of better performance of public expenditure: macroeconomic sustainability, allocative efficiency (better outcomes per unit of public expenditure) and technical efficiency (less resource inputs per unit of public output). Against this backdrop, the paper discusses experiences of governments of OECD countries with various policy instruments, including fiscal rules, medium-term fiscal frames, market-based allocation mechanisms and flexible management and control. These experiences could serve as a starting point for peer reviews and international benchmarking ... Cet article met en lumière certaines des questions essentielles que pose aux autorités l’évolution des dépenses publiques et propose un cadre d’analyse pour l’évaluer. Ce cadre distingue trois objectifs économiques pour les politiques qui visent à améliorer les « performances » des dépenses publiques : la viabilité macroéconomique, l’efficacité de la répartition des ressources (de meilleurs résultats par unité dépensée) et l’efficience technique (moins de ressources consommées par unité produite). S’appuyant sur cette toile de fond, l’article analyse l’expérience des gouvernements des pays de l’OCDE dans l’utilisation des différentes instruments de la politique économique, notamment les règles budgétaires, le cadrage budgétaire à moyen terme, les mécanismes d’affectation fondés sur le jeu du marché et l’assouplissement de la gestion et des contrôles. Ces expériences pourraient servir de point de départ à des examens similaires et à des comparaisons internationales ...

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  • Paul Atkinson & Paul van den Noord, 2001. "Managing Public Expenditure: Some Emerging Policy Issues and A Framework for Analysis," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 285, OECD Publishing.
  • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:285-en
    DOI: 10.1787/066436018532
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    1. Paul van den Noord & Chistopher Heady, 2001. "Surveillance of Tax Policies: A Synthesis of Findings in Economic Surveys," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 303, OECD Publishing.
    2. Alessandro Giosi & Silvia Testarmata & Sandro Brunelli & Bianca Staglianò, 2012. "Does the Quality of Public Finance Enhance Fiscal Discipline in the European Union? A Cross-Country Analysis," DSI Essays Series, DSI - Dipartimento di Studi sull'Impresa, vol. 21.
    3. Michael Groemling, 2002. "Why does redistribution not shrink when equality is high?," Intereconomics: Review of European Economic Policy, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics;Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), vol. 37(4), pages 204-211, July.
    4. Itay Ringel & Asher Tishler, 2011. "The Government Budget Allocation Process and National Security: An Application to the Israeli–Syrian Arms Race," Chapters, in: Derek L. Braddon & Keith Hartley (ed.), Handbook on the Economics of Conflict, chapter 6, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    5. Stefano Paternostro & Anand Rajaram & Erwin R. Tiongson, 2007. "How Does the Composition of Public Spending Matter?," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(1), pages 47-82.
    6. Paul Fenton & Irene Ip & Geoff Wright, 2001. "Employment Effects of Restructuring in the Public Sector in North America," Staff Working Papers 01-19, Bank of Canada.

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    Keywords

    budget systems; efficacité du secteur public; fiscal policy; politique budgétaire; public sector efficiency; système budgétaire;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
    • H61 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Budget; Budget Systems

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