01947nam a2200301 a 4500 1/51378 080128s2008 be u pdd 1 a0eng d 9789279082269 1016-8060 (print) 1725-3187 (online) KC-AI-08-301-EN-C 37269 GR-PeUP ΚΕΤ Αλφαβητική σειρά Ulrike, Mandl. The effectiveness and efficiency of public spending / Ulrike Mandl, Adriaan Dierx, Fabienne Ilzkovitz. Brussels- Belgium: European Comission: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, 2008. 30 σ.: διαγ. πιν. 30 εκ. European Economy. Economic papers ; Economic Papers This paper shows that the efficiency in public services more generally and in public spending on education and R&D in particular varies significantly between countries. The paper, however, also illustrates the difficulties of measuring efficiency and effectiveness. Progress has been made in developing the necessary measurement techniques, but there is a lack of suitable data to apply those techniques. Good quality data are needed because the techniques available to measure efficiency are sensitive to outliers and may be influenced by exogenous factors. Against this background, analyses based upon individual spending areas seem to be a more promising approach to measure efficiency and effectiveness on a cross-country basis. Dierx, Adriaan. Ilzkovitz, Fabienne. European Commission : Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. Economic Papers February 2008, No 301. European Economy. Economic papers ; 301. INST UNIPILB KET 20090310 EEEP 301 EEEP 301 NOLOAN 23 1 http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/publication_summary11904_en.htm