太阳集团tyc8722陈馨助理教授于公共管理学国际权威期刊American Review of Public Administration发表论文

太阳集团tyc8722陈馨助理教授作为通讯作者与清华大学公共管理学院魏文池副教授合作的论文“Service Outsourcing and Government Fiscal Conditions: Do Market Competition, Bureaucrat Support, and Management Capacity Matter?”，于公共管理学国际权威期刊American Review of Public Administration发表。

学者长期以来一直将政府财政压力视为推动公共服务外包的关键因素，但却需要进一步研究以确定服务外包是否有助于政府财政状况的改善。公共选择理论表明，外包服务可以促进效率提升和成本节约。然而，交易成本理论暗示，与服务外包相关的成本可能抵消甚至超过其潜在的收益。此外，交易成本的程度取决于诸如市场竞争、官僚支持和政府管理能力等情境因素。文章采用工具变量估计方法来研究服务外包对美国市政府预算平衡和债务水平的影响。研究发现，服务外包改善了政府的财政状况，情境因素在调节这种影响方面起着重要作用。而且，将服务外包给不同类型的承包商对政府财政状况存在不同的影响。

ABSTRACT

Scholars have long regarded government fiscal stress as a crucial factor driving public service outsourcing; however, further investigation is still needed to determine whether service outsourcing in turn helps governments improve fiscal conditions. Public choice theory suggests that outsourcing services can lead to efficiency improvement and cost savings. Nevertheless, transaction costs theory implies that the costs associated with service outsourcing may offset or even outweigh its potential benefits. Moreover, the extent of transaction costs depends on contextual factors such as market competition, bureaucrat support, and government management capacity. Empirically, we employ an instrumental variable estimation approach to examine the impact of service outsourcing on the budget balances and debt levels of U.S. municipalities. We find that service outsourcing improves government fiscal conditions, with contextual factors playing an important role in moderating this effect. Additionally, outsourcing services to different types of contractors has varying implications for government fiscal conditions.

作者简介：

陈馨，太阳集团tyc8722助理教授，美国肯塔基大学公共政策与管理博士，研究方向为公共财政预算，地方政府治理、府际关系、政府绩效等，在Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Public Management Review, National Tax Journal等国际权威期刊均有发表。

全文链接：

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02750740241232678