公务员规模省际差异影响因素研究:基于2001—2008年面板数据

On the Determinant Factors of Provincial Civil Service Size:Based on China's 2001—2008 Panel Data

公务员的适度规模及其变动趋势成为社会关注的议题。基于2001-2008年的面板数据,分析2000—2007年进行的地方政府精简机构的改革,通过对省级公务员规模影响因素的定量分析,发现人口规模、转移支付比以及就业结构三个指标构成了公务员规模省际差异的基本解释变量。目的是为有关部门和机构提供基于学术分析的素材,有助于科学认识和把握中国政府规模尤其是公务员规模问题,推动机构编制管理研究的深入。

Since 1982,China has carried out six rounds of government institution reform.Along with＂institutions reform＂becoming a ＂buzzword＂ in the reform era,the reasonable size of civil service as a whole turns into a hot topic in various circles in China.This paper,based on the panel data from 2001 to 2008,analyzes the determinant factors affecting the scale of provincial civil servants.The model indicates that three explanatory variables,namely,provincial population size,proportion of transfer payments,and employment structure,may explain existing inter-provincial differences in civil servant size.The aim is to enhance a rational study on the governmental institutions reform and Bianzhi management with Chinese characteristics,meanwhile,to promote the scientific understanding of changes in government function and responsibility owing to the economic and social transition in contemporary China.