TY - BOOK ID - 84783792 TI - From Containment to Rationalization : Increasing Public Expenditure Efficiency in France AU - Hallaert, Jean-Jacques. AU - Queyranne, Maximilien. PY - 2016 SN - 1513579940 1513546392 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Fiscal policy KW - Labor KW - Public Finance KW - Fiscal Policy KW - State and Local Budget and Expenditures KW - State and Local Government: Health, Education, and Welfare KW - State and Local Government: Other Expenditure Categories KW - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General KW - National Government Expenditures and Health KW - Health: General KW - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Health economics KW - Labour KW - income economics KW - Expenditure KW - Health care spending KW - Health KW - Total expenditures KW - Wages KW - Expenditures, Public KW - France UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84783792 AB - Achieving France’s medium-term fiscal targets will require significant expenditure efforts. This paper identifies areas where there is scope for increasing expenditure efficiency, with a view to achieving higher quality and more sustainable fiscal consolidation. The methodology is based on a triple benchmarking. First, the level of public expenditure in different categories is compared to other European countries. Second, the impact of spending is assessed against other European countries. Third, the input mix is analyzed to understand what components are responsible for the level of spending and for the quality of outcomes This is done for various categories of spending and policies. Based on these results, the paper then provides policy options for expenditure reform in each of these areas, drawing on successful reform episodes in other countries. ER -