【摘要】 笔者以1978年至2010年的省级面板数据,通过比较不同模型在相同的样本空间下的估计结果,认为基于"Barro法则"的劳均模型与门槛回归方法对中国的实际拟合较好,其估计结果显示中国地方政府的最优规模大约为11%。更多还原

【Abstract】 There are three types of model on estimating optimal government size. They are the model based on "Barro rule", the model included quadratic term and the threshold regression. It is inconsistent that the optimal government size based on these models. This paper compares estimator of optimal government size on the same dataset using these models. The result shows that the model in the form of per capita based on the "Barro rule" and threshold regression model are in line with China’s condition and the optimal government size is approximately 11%.更多还原