Da diversi anni prestigiose organizzazioni internazionali sottolineano l’importanza di garantire un ambiente istituzionale favorevole all’attività delle aziende, poiché è principalmente in questo modo che si possono ottenere miglioramenti di produttività e quindi maggiore benessere per tutti. Questo articolo è dedicato principalmente a un’analisi degli indicatori elaborati dalla Banca Mondiale per misurare la capacità delle amministrazioni pubbliche di garantire un ambiente favorevole all’attività delle aziende. Dopo un esame dei principali indicatori, vengono illustrati i risultati di un’analisi econometrica e grafica della relazione tra diversi aspetti dell’efficacia delle amministrazioni pubbliche e la produttività media del sistema delle aziende
International organizations have been urging for many years public administrations to provide an institutional framework that enhances business activities; this because it is mainly in this way that productivity, and hence per capita incomes, can increase. Here the attention is mainly focused upon some indicators proposed by the World Bank to measure the diffi culties which in different countries fi rms have to face in their activities. After a concise illustration of the indicators elaborated by the World Bank, an econometric analysis is performed of the relationships between different indicators of performance of public administrations and average productivity of fi rms. Finally, a graphical analysis of the above relationships is presented.
International organizations have been urging for many years public administrations to provide an institutional framework that enhances business activities; this because it is mainly in this way that productivity, and hence per capita incomes, can increase. Here the attention is mainly focused upon some indicators proposed by the World Bank to measure the diffi culties which in different countries fi rms have to face in their activities. After a concise illustration of the indicators elaborated by the World Bank, an econometric analysis is performed of the relationships between different indicators of performance of public administrations and average productivity of fi rms. Finally, a graphical analysis of the above relationships is presented.
