A global map of drought risk has been elaborated at the sub-national administrative level.
The motivation for this study is the observation that little research and no concerted efforts …

Identifying interesting relationships between pairs of variables in large data sets is
increasingly important. Here, we present a measure of dependence for two-variable …

We compute public sector performance (PSP) and public sector efficiency (PSE) indicators,
comprising a composite and seven sub-indicators, for 23 industrialised countries. The first …

Fiscal decentralization may indeed have a direct impact on economic growth but the
theoretical underpinnings for this relationship remain largely undeveloped. A fair summary …

This paper presents the results of a meta-regression analysis of the relationship between
government spending and income poverty, with a focus on low-and middle-income …

In this article, we analyse public sector efficiency in the new member states of the EU
compared to that in emerging markets. After a conceptual discussion of expenditure …

We address the efficiency in education and health sectors for a sample of OECD countries
by applying two alternative non-parametric methodologies: FDH and DEA. Those are two …

The global financial crisis and the debt crisis of the EU countries revealed serious
weaknesses in fiscal reporting. As a consequence, uncertainties regarding the real situation …

We address the efficiency of expenditure in education provision by comparing the output
(PISA results) from the educational system of 25, mostly OECD, countries with resources …

Abstract Background The population in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) suffers poor health as
manifested in high mortality rates and low life expectancy. Economic growth has consistently …