中国地方职业教育财政支出绩效研究

文章从学生学习条件、个人收益和社会效益三个维度对2011年全国31个省份的职业教育支出效率进行了实证分析。结果表明,2011年中国地方政府的职业教育支出效率总体不高,存在着较显著的地区差异,有较大提升空间。全国大多数省份都处于规模报酬递减的阶段,地方政府在职业教育服务的支出已超过最优规模。文章最后提出了提高职业教育支出效率的政策建议。

Research on the Efficiency of Vocational Education Expenditures by Provincial and Municipal Governments of China

Because vocational education costs much and has strong positive externalities,its development should be supported by the government involved.Based on DEA model,this paper,from the three dimensions： students’ learning condition,students’ benefits,and social benefits,makes an empirical analysis on the efficiency of vocational education expenditures by 31 provincial or municipal governments in 2011.The results show that the efficiency of vocational education expenditure is very low,thus to be improved,and there is much difference of efficiency among different regions.The majority of provinces or metropolises in China are in the stage of decreasing returns to scale.At the same time local governments’ expenditure on vocational education goes over the optimal scale.According to the conclusion of the analysis,this paper puts forward some suggestions to improve the efficiency of expenditures.