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dc.contributor.author | Caldas, Paulo | en |
dc.contributor.author | Ferreira, Diogo | en |
dc.contributor.author | Dollery, Brian | en |
dc.contributor.author | Marques, Rui | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-09T04:43:05Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-09T04:43:05Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Regional Studies, 53(7), p. 963-976 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1360-0591 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0034-3404 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27321 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Whereas a substantial empirical literature has investigated scale economies in local government, by contrast little effort has been directed at economies of scope. To address this gap in the literature, this paper empirically examines economies of scope in 308 Portuguese local governments and the extent to which it explains differential council performance. We employ a new methodology using geometric distance functions, an augmented Hicks-Moorsteen index, and partial frontiers for (in)efficiency assessment in local government. The results demonstrate that most councils that 'externalize' service provision face diseconomies of scope, which increase in proportion to the externalization of service provision. | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Routledge | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Regional Studies | en |
dc.title | Economies of scope in Portuguese local government using an augmented Hicks-Moorsteen approach | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/00343404.2018.1508872 | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Paulo | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Diogo | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Brian | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Rui | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 140214 Public Economics- Publically Provided Goods | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 940204 Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis | en |
local.profile.school | UNE Business School | en |
local.profile.school | UNE Business School | en |
local.profile.email | bdollery@une.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | rcunhama@une.edu.au | en |
local.output.category | C1 | en |
local.record.place | au | en |
local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en |
local.format.startpage | 963 | en |
local.format.endpage | 976 | en |
local.identifier.scopusid | 85053325527 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
local.identifier.volume | 53 | en |
local.identifier.issue | 7 | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Caldas | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Ferreira | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Dollery | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Marques | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:bdollery | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:rcunhama | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.identifier.unepublicationid | une:1959.11/27321 | en |
local.date.onlineversion | 2018-09-10 | - |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
local.title.maintitle | Economies of scope in Portuguese local government using an augmented Hicks-Moorsteen approach | en |
local.relation.fundingsourcenote | Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) (grant number SFRH/BD/113038/2015) | en |
local.output.categorydescription | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | en |
local.search.author | Caldas, Paulo | en |
local.search.author | Ferreira, Diogo | en |
local.search.author | Dollery, Brian | en |
local.search.author | Marques, Rui | en |
local.uneassociation | Unknown | en |
local.identifier.wosid | 000469249900004 | en |
local.year.available | 2018 | en |
local.year.published | 2019 | en |
local.fileurl.closedpublished | https://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/e2a7cd70-6fd9-45ce-a168-2a090905ecbd | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 380114 Public economics - publicly provided goods | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 230204 Public services policy advice and analysis | en |
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