分权增加了民生性财政支出吗？--来自中国“省直管县”的自然实验  

Does Decentralization Increase the Public Services Expenditures:A Quasi-Experiment of “County Administrated by Province” in China

作　　者：陈思霞[1] 卢盛峰[2] 

机构地区：[1]武汉大学经济与管理学院 [2]中南财经政法大学财政税务学院

出　　处：《经济学（季刊）》2014年第3期1261-1282,共22页China Economic Quarterly

基　　金：中央高校基本科研业务费专项资金(31541310908);国家社会科学基金重大项目“地方政府性债务管理和风险防范研究”(12&ZD047)的研究成果

摘　　要：经典分权理论认为由地方政府提供公共服务与本地居民偏好更加匹配,促进了社会福利。基于"省直管县"自然实验的研究发现:深化分权改革并给予基层政府更大的自主决策权,将显著提高基础建设支出比重,降低教育等民生性服务支出占比。分权引致的"重基建、轻民生性公共服务"的支出倾向在贫困地区更为明显;"省直管县"分权的空间配置效应逐步递减。建立公共服务投入的最低标准并完善问责机制及相关制度是必要的。Classic theory has pointed out that the decentralization could improve the pub- lic wel{are by better matching the demand of local needs. Applying with DID method checking with ＂county administrated by province＂ event, the result showed that the decentralization had made the counties enhancing the infrastructure expenditure obviously, hut decreasing the welfare expenditure just as education. The expenditure propensity of ＂more on infrastructure, less on public service＂ was much obvious in poorer counties. The spatial effect is weakening through years. Setting input line of expenditures for public services and putting up an accountability mechanism based on it is necessary.

关 键 词：“省直管县”改革 公共支出结构 倍差法 

分 类 号：D630[政治法律—政治学] F812.45[政治法律—中外政治制度]