Excess burden and the cost of inefficiency in public services provision

In this paper we revisit the literature on the economic consequences from inefficiency in public services provision. Following Dupuit (1844) and Pigou (1947) we argue that it is important to take the financing side explicitly into account. The fact that public expenditure financing must rely on dist...

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Main Author: Afonso, António (author)
Other Authors: Gaspar, Vítor (author)
Format: workingPaper
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2615
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/2615