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Efficiency of municipal legislative chambers

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  • Alexandre Manoel Angelo da Silva

    (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea), Brazil)

  • Roberta da Silva Vieira

    (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea), Brazil)

  • Angelo José Mont’alverne Duarte

    (Escola de Pós-Graduação em Economia da Fundação Getulio Vargas (EPGE/FGV), Brazil)

Abstract

A novel study of Brazilian city council efficiency using the non-parametric estimator FDH (free disposal hull) with bias correction is presented. In regional terms, study results show a concentration of efficient councils in the southern region. In turn, those in the northeastern and southeastern regions are among the most ineffective councils. In these latter two regions, most councils could at least double their outputs while maintaining the same volume of inputs. Regarding population size, for cities with up to 500,000 inhabitants, more than 60% of city councils could at least quadruple their output. Regarding inefficiencies revealed through non-discretionary variables (environmental variables), the study results show a correlation between councilor education levels and city council efficiency

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  • Alexandre Manoel Angelo da Silva & Roberta da Silva Vieira & Angelo José Mont’alverne Duarte, 2015. "Efficiency of municipal legislative chambers," Economia, ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics], vol. 16(1), pages 60-75.
    • Handle: RePEc:anp:econom:v:16:y:2015:1:60_75
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    Keywords

    Efficiency; City councils; FDH;
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    JEL classification:

    • C10 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - General
    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • H70 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - General

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