基金:感谢国家自然科学基金(71173019)、教育部哲学社会科学研究重大课题攻关题目(11JZD015)和教育部新世纪优秀人才支持计划的资助.同时感谢王善迈、李实、袁连生、孙志军、刘泽云、杨娟和匿名审稿入的有益建议.文责自负.
摘要:基础教育财政支出“以县为主”体制的有效性,取决于支出外部性和偏好异质性间的权衡。造成支出外部性的主要原因包括外溢效应和竞争效应,它们都使得县级财政基础教育支出偏离有效率的水平。但它们引起的支出相互影响的性质却是不同的:前者是支出相互替代,后者是支出竞次。利用县级财政的面板数据的实证分析发现,相邻县的财政基础教育支出间呈显著的负相关关系,表明外溢效应是产生基础教育支出外部性的支配性因素。为了纠正基础教育财政支出偏低的状况,上级财政应该承担更多的基础教育支出责任。
关 键 词:县级基础教育 财政支出 外溢效应 财政竞争
分 类 号:F812.45
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