Public sector performance measurement and stakeholder support

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Figlio, David N.; Kenny, Lawrence W.
• 署名单位: Northwestern University; National Bureau of Economic Research; State University System of Florida; University of Florida
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.07.003
• 发表日期: 2009
• 页码: 1069-1077
• 关键词: Performance measurement; School accountability; Public sector management; Private contributions to public sector enterprises

摘要

Over the past several decades there has been dramatically increased attention paid to measuring the performance of public sector and nonprofit organizations in the United States and elsewhere. Recent research has indicated that public sector and nonprofit organizations are responsive to performance measurement in both productive and unproductive ways. However, it is not yet known how stakeholders respond to this measurement. This paper makes use of a unique panel survey dataset of the Population of elementary and middle schools in the state of Florida to directly investigate this question. We exploit the fact that Florida changed its school grading system in 2002 and study the degree to which private contributions to schools are responsive to the information contained in school grades. We find evidence that school grades can have Substantial effects on a school's ability to obtain private contributions. We also observe that schools serving different clienteles are treated differently in response to changes in school grades. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.