Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 27th NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview WG3: Public Administration Reform in CEE and CA Author(s) Dragan Gocevski Ss. Cyril and Methodius University Skopje Republic of North Macedonia Akimovska Maletic Iskra, Title Efficiency of the Second Instance Administrative Commissions and the Administrative Courts in the Republic of Macedonia File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Dragan Gocevski Abstract The authors aim is to evaluate the direct and indirect determinants of efficiency of the system for administrative legal protection in the Republic of Macedonia. For this purpose, the paper will analyze the legal and institutional framework of administrative authorities i.e. the second instance administrative commissions that act on the appeal against the decisions of the first instance administrative bodies, as well as the legal and institutional framework of the Administrative and Higher Administrative Court that provide administrative-judicial protection against administrative acts. The paper assesses internal efficiency determinants for three second instance state commissions that provide legal protection in administrative procedure in the country, independently, as well as the two administrative courts: staff (administrative staff, number of elected members of second instance commissions, number of judges), number of newly formed cases, number of resolved cases and number of unresolved cases at the end of a year. The analysis is static panel study, in which the authors use a fixed effect model, according to the Housman Specification Test, to test the working hypothesis: institutional efficiency obtained via adequate human resources and internal workload allocation (independent variables) contribute to overall systemic efficiency (all institutions that decide on legal remedies in administrative cases). Institution specific characteristics, such as: determined deadlines or quotas impact institutional efficiency and quality differently (intervening variables). The potential impact of institutions specific characteristics is tested via independent sample t-tests, looking for significant differences between the two types of institutions. Research questions give answer how much internal efficiency determinants explain the dependent variables i.e. clearance rates, and what possible factors affect productiveness besides staff, such as: interinstitutional communication, material resources and changes in legislation. The research uses a mixed method approach. Quantitative data is obtained from official reports by state institutions and desk research. Qualitative data is obtained through interviews with officials, judges and staff. Indicators for efficiency are the dependent variables: length of proceedings (disposition time), clearance rate, and number of pending cases.
