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Donahue, Amy K. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2004
An important and unresolved issue central to the study of government performance is how the actions of managers and the nature of organizations affect the cost of public services. This paper presents an empirical analysis of fire departments that estimates the influence of managerial choices on per capita spending within a simultaneous public…
Descriptors: Public Service, Least Squares Statistics, Fire Protection, Economic Impact