Estimating Demand Elasticities for Public Goods from Survey Data.

This article estimates demand elasticities for public goods. The model uses expressed preferences made by consumers in different tax price and income situations in a given polity. A taste variable is included in the model, and the heretofore speculative significance of taste differences in demand fu...

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Publicado en:American Economic Review Vol. 70; no. 5; pp. 1069 - 1077
Autor principal: Gibson, Betty Blecha
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Economic Association Dec80
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Sumario:This article estimates demand elasticities for public goods. The model uses expressed preferences made by consumers in different tax price and income situations in a given polity. A taste variable is included in the model, and the heretofore speculative significance of taste differences in demand functions for public goods is evaluated. Problems of observing individual preferences for public goods are solved by imposing restrictive assumptions on a survey research design.