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Scientific Research on the Efficiency of Public Expenditures: How and Where is it Going?

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  • Tomás Dias Sant´Ana
  • André Vaz Lopes
  • Rodrigo Fontenelle De Araujo Miranda
  • Paulo Henrique De Souza Bermejo
  • Gisela Demo

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Recent scientific research has advanced the measurement of the relative performance of organizations and the efficiency of public spending, based on analyzes of the services offered and results achieved. However, from the methodological point of view, there are several methods to analyze the performance and efficiency of spending in the private and public sectors. In this sense, the present study performs a systematic bibliometric review to analyze all scientific publications on the efficiency of public spending published in the last 20 years. The results show that most cost-efficiency analyzes have been limited to education and health expenditures and have used quantitative analysis, mainly through the application of data-involution analysis. The present review is a first step in mapping scientific publications on efficiency in public spending, which will support researchers and managers to make public spending more efficient.

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  • Tomás Dias Sant´Ana & André Vaz Lopes & Rodrigo Fontenelle De Araujo Miranda & Paulo Henrique De Souza Bermejo & Gisela Demo, 2020. "Scientific Research on the Efficiency of Public Expenditures: How and Where is it Going?," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(11), pages 926-936, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:43:y:2020:i:11:p:926-936
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1660995
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    1. López-Herrera, Carmen & Cordero, José M. & Pedraja-Chaparro, Francisco & Polo, Cristina, 2023. "Fiscal rules and their influence on public sector efficiency," MPRA Paper 119018, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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