Local Governments' efficiency: is there anything new after Troika's intervention in Portugal? Maria Basílio CIGES and Management Department, Polytechnic Institute of Beja (IPBeja), Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, R. Pedro Soares, Campus do Instituto Politécnico de Beja, 7800-295 Beja. Phone: +351 284 311 541
[email protected] Clara Pires CIGES and Management Department, Polytechnic Institute of Beja (IPBeja), Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, R. Pedro Soares, Campus do Instituto Politécnico de Beja, 7800-295 Beja. Phone: +351 284 311 541
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[email protected] José Pires dos Reis CIGES and Management Department, Polytechnic Institute of Beja (IPBeja), Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, R. Pedro Soares, Campus do Instituto Politécnico de Beja, 7800-295 Beja. Phone: +351 284 311 541
[email protected] Área Temática: I - Setor Público e Não Lucrativo Local Governments’ efficiency: is there anything new after Troika’s intervention in Portugal? ABSTRACT The austerity policies being implemented in many European countries and in Portugal, particularly as a consequence of the bailout agreement signed between the Portuguese Government and the Troika, bring measures to increase performance and reduce costs. The analysis of Local Governments’ efficiency and the assessment of its determinants is highly relevant for policy purposes. The aim of this research is to evaluate the efficiency of the 278 mainland municipalities in Portugal with a two-stage procedure, combining DEA methods in a first phase with fractional response models in the second stage.