01724cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009618 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451868098 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Hauner, David. Benchmarking the Efficiency of Public Expenditure in the Russian Federation / David Hauner. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (40 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper benchmarks the efficiency of public expenditure in the social sectors in the Russian Federation relative to other countries and among the country's regions. It finds that there is substantial room for efficiency gains, particularly in health care and social protection, although less so in education. An econometric analysis of efficiency differences between the regions suggests that they are positively related to per capita income and the quality of governance and democratic control, while they are negatively related to the share of federal transfers in the respective region's government revenue and the level of spending relative to gross regional product. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/246 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2007/246/001.2007.issue-246-en.xml IMF e-Library