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Public Expenditure Research: What Have We Learned?
Author(s) -
Duncombe William
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
public budgeting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.694
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1540-5850
pISSN - 0275-1100
DOI - 10.1111/1540-5850.01067
Subject(s) - normative , public expenditure , quarter (canadian coin) , public economics , field (mathematics) , economics , empirical research , public finance , macroeconomics , political science , law , history , mathematics , archaeology , pure mathematics , philosophy , epistemology
This article will examine progress made in the field of public expenditure theory in the quarter century since Burkhead and Miner (1971). First, normative expenditure theory will be examined along with its influence on analytic techniques, such as cost‐benefit analysis. The second area of analysis will be empirical research on public expenditure decisions. Finally, areas for future research will be identified.