Management and Performance in the Public Sector: Evidence from German Municipalities

Englmaier, Florian; Muehlheusser, Gerd; Roider, Andreas; Wallmeier, Niklas

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Working paper2022Organizations, management and work

Management and Performance in the Public Sector: Evidence from German Municipalities

Florian Englmaier, Gerd Muehlheusser, Andreas Roider and Niklas Wallmeier

IZA Discussion Paper 15676

Also CEPR DP 17670, CESifo WP 10060, TRR 190 DP 397

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A schematic, not the measured sizes: two towns alike in state, region and size can differ widely in how much structured management they use, and the town that uses more scores higher on how attractive it is to residents and firms.

In short

A representative survey of German municipalities. Structured management varies widely, and municipalities that use more of it are more attractive to residents and firms.

What we find

Structured management practices vary widely across German municipalities.
The differences are not explained by state, type of region or population size.
Municipalities with more structured management score higher on how attractive they are to residents and firms.

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Florian Englmaier, Gerd Muehlheusser, Andreas Roider and Niklas Wallmeier (2022). “Management and Performance in the Public Sector: Evidence from German Municipalities.” IZA Discussion Paper 15676.

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  author = {Englmaier, Florian and Muehlheusser, Gerd and Roider, Andreas and Wallmeier, Niklas},
  title = {{Management and Performance in the Public Sector: Evidence from German Municipalities}},
  year = {2022},
  institution = {IZA Institute of Labor Economics},
  type = {IZA Discussion Paper},
  number = {15676}
}