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Analysis Of The Regional Efficiency In Croatia Using Fiscal Indicators – A Nonparametric Approach

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  • Danijela Rabar

    (Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Economics and Tourism)

  • Andrej Grbin

    (Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Economics and Tourism)

Abstract

The uneven economic growth of Croatian counties points to the need for an analysis of their relative efficiency. Among other things, it would be interesting to focus the research on indicators under the dominant influence of fiscal policy. This is exactly the subject of this paper, and the research covers the period from 2002 to 2015 and includes six indicators which are to a greater or lesser extent related to fiscal policy measures. The dynamic analysis is conducted empirically, using the nonparametric method of data envelopment analysis (DEA), at the county level at which are also given the guidelines for necessary improvements, which is novel in comparison to previous literature. The obtained results of 21 counties’ efficiency confirmed the hypothesis of significant inter-county disparities and the leading position of the City of Zagreb in the sense of selected indicators, also pointing to inefficiency sources among which the most prominent is the number of employees of local and regional self-government units. The results should serve the economic policy makers in the efforts to improve fiscal decisions with the aim of reducing regional differences.

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  • Danijela Rabar & Andrej Grbin, 2019. "Analysis Of The Regional Efficiency In Croatia Using Fiscal Indicators – A Nonparametric Approach," Ekonomski pregled, Hrvatsko društvo ekonomista (Croatian Society of Economists), vol. 70(4), pages 627-649.
    • Handle: RePEc:hde:epregl:v:70:y:2019:i:4:p:627-649
    DOI: 10.32910/ep.70.4.3
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    1. Dean Uèkar & Danijel Petroviæ, 2021. "Efficiency of banks in Croatia," Zbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci/Proceedings of Rijeka Faculty of Economics, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Economics and Business, vol. 39(2), pages 349-379.

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    Keywords

    fiscal indicators; economic growth; (in)efficiency; Croatian counties; data envelopment analysis; window analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • C44 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Operations Research; Statistical Decision Theory
    • C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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