In this paper we collect detailed information on the budget institutions of Latin American countries. We classify these institutions on a `hierarchical'/'collegial' scale, as a function of their transparency and the existence of legislative constraints on the deficit. We then show that...

Infolge der Herausforderungen durch Corona-Pandemie und Energiepreiskrise wird das Haushaltsvolumen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) im Jahr 2023 deutlich steigen. Die Auflösung des NRW-Rettungsschirms wird dabei genutzt, um eine "Krisenbewältigungsrücklage" ins Leben zu rufen. Insgesamt...

This paper studies the effect of the standardization of the strategy translation process on procedural fairness in budgeting and firm performance. Analysis of 250 valid questionnaires using a structural equation model shows that the strategy translation process (STP) affects firm performance not...

The pandemic has highlighted and amplified the economic, social and health vulnerability of many Canadians. There is much that should be done. But how much can be tackled without risking large costs in the future? And what are the most effective and efficient approaches? Canadians should weigh...

In theory, the management of public funds by Canada’s senior governments – federal, provincial and territorial – reflects the preferences of Canadians, expressed through their elected representatives. In practice, however, the revenues and expenses of senior governments – and the...

Abstract: One of the fundamental questions in democratic governance is whether policies are best decided by elected officials or by appointed bureaucrat-experts. The study examines this issue in the context of how municipal government form influences government-wide budgetary solvency....

Based on results for Q3 2021, tax and non-tax revenues of consolidated budgets of RF constituent entities increased markedly as compared with the same period of 2019. In 2021, the pattern of regional consolidated budgets’ expenditures does not differ very much from the pre-pandemic one, which...

In der Juniausgabe 2022 veröffentlichte der Wirtschaftsdienst einen Aufsatz mit dem Titel "Dezemberfieber senken: Vermeidung von verschwenderischen Jahresendausgaben" von Christoph Siemroth. Gunnar Schwarting vertritt in einer Replik eine andere Auffassung, im Anschluss erläutert Christoph...

Im öffentlichen Sektor laufen die Finanzmittel zum Jahresende aus, sodass die Verantwortlichen einen starken Anreiz haben, die verbleibenden Mittel kurz vor Ablauf der Frist ineffizient auszugeben. Die Arten von Ineffizienzen dieses Verhaltens, seine Ursachen und dessen Ausmaß werden erörtert...

The current paper presents a method of deciding the question of whether any given stage in the budget process is an example of the "political" or the "bureaucratic" model. We then use it to study local government spending on education. The basis for our method is the important difference between...

Many observers have blamed HMOs for increasing financial pressures on private hospitals and causing them to cut back on the provision of charity care. We examine this issue using data on all hospital discharges in California between 1988 and 1996. We find that public hospitals in counties with...

The object of this research is budget expenditures. The limited financial resources are typical for most countries of the world, therefore, it is important to find and improve the ways of forming and implementing the budgetary policy of the state at every stage of the budgetary process. The...

Achieving gender equality remains a significant challenge, that has only deepened with the on-set of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gender budgeting (GB) can help promote gender equality by applying a gender perspective to fiscal policies and the budget process. This paper takes stock of GB practices in...

World experience shows that public participation in the budget process and openness in the public sector are the necessary conditions for a proper economic strategy of the State. Financial openness contributes to the efficient collection and distribution of public resources. It expands the...

This festschrift celebrates the extensive contribution John Wanna has made to the research and practice of politics, policy and public administration. It includes both personal acknowledgements of his work and substantial essays on the issues that he focused most closely upon during his academic...

Die Corona-Pandemie belastet den Haushalt des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen auch im kommenden Jahr. Das Ausrufen einer Notsituation für 2022 und damit das Aussetzen des regulären Verbots einer Nettoneuverschuldung ist nachvollziehbar und kann die wirtschaftliche Erholung stützen.

This report represents the largest assessment of village spending since the enactment of the Village Law. The findings presented here are based on a public expenditure analysis of financial data from 45,625 rural villages across 248 districts and 33 provinces. This represents over 58 percent of...

At independence in 1975, the Frelimo government took over public administration from the colonial system and started to transform it. The public financial management (PFM) system was adapted to the central planning and management of the economy in line with nationalist and Marxist-Leninist...

Mindestens 15 Milliarden Euro Neuverschuldung tragen nichts zur Bekämpfung der Pandemiefolgen bei. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt das Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW Kiel) in einem Gutachten für die Initiative Neue Soziale Marktwirtschaft (INSM). Hätte der Bundestag bei der Verabschiedung des...

This policy note presents an assessment of the EU budgetary package for 2021-2027, including the European Union Recovery Instrument 'Next Generation EU' (EURI-NGEU), with an introduction to the EU decision-making process and the state of play of the relevant legislation as well as an annexed...

This paper explores the links between institutional arrangements and fiscal performance in" Latin America. We consider four measures of fiscal performance, namely expenditures, the size of fiscal deficits and debt, and the response of fiscal policy to business" fluctuations; and two...

This study investigates the effect of internal reporting environment openness and organizational identification on managers’ budgetary misreporting. Using an experiment, we find that organizational identification moderates the effect of internal reporting environments on misreporting. That is,...

This study experimentally investigated the effects of providing information on public policy’s future outcomes and emphasizing the information with behavioral economics nudges on budgetary decision-making in Japan’s local governments. Public budget officers consider the policy’s efficiency...

This paper aims to analysis and evaluate of an organization’s budgetary control system and its links with performance management and decision making. So, it tries to evaluate the relation of budgetary control system with the actual performance and taking decisions accordingly. The researcher...