De-agentification process in Spanish Regional Governments

• Silvia Fresneda ^[1] ; Nuria Reguera ^[1] ; Fernando Casas ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Sevilla

     Universidad de Sevilla

     Sevilla, España

     
• Localización: Hacienda Pública Española / Review of Public Economics, ISSN 0210-1173, Nº 236, 2021, págs. 39-64
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Proceso de desagenciación en las Comunidades Autónomas españolas
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• Resumen
  • español

    El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el efecto que el proceso de reestructuración del sector público institucional autonómico desarrollado en España desde el año 2010 ha tenido sobre el gasto público.

    Para ello, se ha utilizado una muestra formada por 17 comunidades autónomas durante el periodo 2003-2017. Aplicando la metodología de datos de panel los resultados muestran una asociación positiva entre el número de entes institucionales y el gasto público. Por tanto, nuestros resultados contribuyen al debate existente sobre los posibles beneficios que tiene la creación de tales entidades públicas para contener, o incluso reducir, el gasto público.

  • English

    The aim of the present paper is to explore the effect that the de-agentification process implemented by the Spanish government has had on public expenditure since 2010. Specifically, we analyse the effect of the actions carried out on the number of public agencies. Our sample is composed of a set of data from 17 Spanish Regional Governments in the period 2003-2017. Based on panel data estimations, the findings show a significantly positive association between the number of public agencies and public expenditure. Therefore, these findings extend the debate about the potential benefits for government concerning the creation of public agencies.

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