Leviathan vs. Lilliputian: A Data Envelopment Analysis of Government Efficiency
基于社区高效配置资源能最大化财产价值的理论，用数据包络分析法识别明尼苏达州高效县，发现公共部门低效主因是运营规模不当，部分县辖区过大。
In this paper we present a new approach to measuring government efficiency, based on the theory that communities that allocate resources efficiently in the local public sector maximize property values. We use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to identify the counties in Minnesota that are characterized by property‐value maximization and hence an efficient public sector. The results indicate that the dominant source of public sector inefficiency is an inappropriate scale of operations. It appears that some county jurisdictions are too large to service the population efficiently. The size and concentration of government power are also responsible in part for observed inefficiencies.