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Democracy, Redistributive Taxation and the Private Provision of Public Goods
, 2010
"... The paper studies in a simple, Downsian model of political com-petition how the private provision of public goods is a¤ected when it is embedded in a system of democracy and redistributive taxation. Results show that the positive e¤ect of inequality on public goods pro-duction, which Olson (1965) po ..."
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The paper studies in a simple, Downsian model of political com-petition how the private provision of public goods is a¤ected when it is embedded in a system of democracy and redistributive taxation. Results show that the positive e¤ect of inequality on public goods pro-duction, which Olson (1965
Private Provision of Public Goods: Incentives for Donations
, 2004
"... In many countries the government supports individuals ' and companies' donations dedicated to charity organizations or { more general { to public goods. Yet the e®ects of governmental support with respect to the provision of public goods has been and still is subject to an extensive debate ..."
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debate in the economic literature. Starting from Warr's (1982, 1983) famous neutrality result an array of conditions has been identi¯ed under which this result holds or not. In this paper we examine the commonly used policy approach to subsi-dize the private provision of public goods by granting
Voluntary contribution games: Efficient private provision of public goods
- Economic Inquiry
, 1991
"... This paper reports on a series of laboratory experiments designed to evaluate a mechanism for the voluntary provision of public good. The public good is provided if the total contributions meet or exceed a threshold and all contributions are returned if the public good is not provided. The members o ..."
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This paper reports on a series of laboratory experiments designed to evaluate a mechanism for the voluntary provision of public good. The public good is provided if the total contributions meet or exceed a threshold and all contributions are returned if the public good is not provided. The members
The private provision of a public good is independent of the distribution of income
- Economics Letters
, 1983
"... When a single public good is provided at positive levels by private individuals, its provision is unaffected by a redistribution of income. This holds regardless of differences in individual preferences and despite differences in marginal propensities to contribute to the public good. 1. ..."
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When a single public good is provided at positive levels by private individuals, its provision is unaffected by a redistribution of income. This holds regardless of differences in individual preferences and despite differences in marginal propensities to contribute to the public good. 1.
Ethnic Heterogeneity and the Private Provision of Public Goods
"... Theoretically, more ethnic heterogeneity may lead to higher aggregate provision of privately provided public goods if ethnic heterogeneity increases the uncertainty about the aggregate level of public good provision. Empirical results in this paper, which are based on household survey data from Kamp ..."
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Theoretically, more ethnic heterogeneity may lead to higher aggregate provision of privately provided public goods if ethnic heterogeneity increases the uncertainty about the aggregate level of public good provision. Empirical results in this paper, which are based on household survey data from
1 Private Provision of Highways: Economic Issues
, 2009
"... This paper reviews issues raised by the use of private firms to finance, build, and/or operate highways — issues including cost of capital, level and structure of tolls, and adaptability to unforeseen changes. The public sector’s apparent advantage in cost of capital is at least partly illusory due ..."
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to differences in tax liability and to constraints on the supply of public capital. The evidence for lower costs of construction or operation by private firms is slim. Private firms are likely to promote more efficient pricing. Effective private road provision depends on well-structured franchise agreements
Collective and Private Provision of Public Goods in Democracy
, 2008
"... This paper analyzes the provision of public goods in institutional systems with hybrid characteristics: the provision level (the ‘policy’) is chosen in democratic fashion by majority vote, but individual agents are free to top up their consump-tion levels before or after the collective decision is m ..."
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is made. Prominent examples include policy making in federal states, charities, education, and health care. A key result establishes that regardless of the timing of private and public actions, the results of the median voter theorem apply. Turning a public-provision in-stitution into a dual system
« Can Positional Concerns Enhance the Private Provision
"... Abstract: The social welfare effect of positional concerns over public goods is composed of two parts, a positional outcome and an outcome in terms of public goods provision. When agents have homogenous positional preferences over the public good, they overinvest in the positional public good, resul ..."
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Abstract: The social welfare effect of positional concerns over public goods is composed of two parts, a positional outcome and an outcome in terms of public goods provision. When agents have homogenous positional preferences over the public good, they overinvest in the positional public good
Collective and Private Provision of Public Goods in Democracy
, 2008
"... This paper analyzes the provision of goods with consumption externalities in hybrid institutional settings: the provision level (the ‘policy’) is chosen in demo-cratic fashion by majority vote, but individual agents are free to contribute ad-ditional amounts before or after the collective decision i ..."
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This paper analyzes the provision of goods with consumption externalities in hybrid institutional settings: the provision level (the ‘policy’) is chosen in demo-cratic fashion by majority vote, but individual agents are free to contribute ad-ditional amounts before or after the collective decision
Persistent Inequality and Private Provision of Public Goods
, 2006
"... This paper examines the relationship between the incentive to free ride and in-equality by studying the case in which agents invest in human capital and then provide public goods privately. An agent's stock of human capital is aected by his parental stock; the more human capital a parent has, t ..."
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This paper examines the relationship between the incentive to free ride and in-equality by studying the case in which agents invest in human capital and then provide public goods privately. An agent's stock of human capital is aected by his parental stock; the more human capital a parent has
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