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A Dynamic Tiebout Theory of Voluntary versus Involuntary Provision of Public Goods
Glomm, Gerhard; Lagunoff, Roger - EconWPA - 1999
This paper considers a dynamic model of Tiebout-like migration between communities that utilize distinct allocation procedures for public goods. At issue is whether voluntary or compulsory procedures are more likely to prevail over time. We model infinitely lived individuals who make repeated,...
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Regional Inequality in India: A Fresh Look
Singh, Nirvikar; Bhandari, Laveesh; Chen, Aoyu; Khare, Aarti - EconWPA - 2004
There are concerns that regional inequality in India has increased after the economic reforms of 1991. This concern is supported by various statistical analyses. In this paper, we show that the conclusions are sensitive to what measures of attainment are used. In particular, human development...
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Economic Geography and the Fiscal Effects of Regional Integration
Ludema, Rodney D.; Wooton, Ian - EconWPA - 1998
mobile and governments impose redistributive taxes. Regional integration is modeled as either increased labour mobility or … lower trade costs. We show that either type of integration may result in a decrease in the intensity of tax competition, and … thus higher equilibrium taxes. Moreover, economic integration must increase taxes when the forces of agglomeration are the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556493
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Land Taxes and Revenue Needs as Communities Grow and
Kerr, Suzi; Aitken, Andrew; Grimes, Arthur - EconWPA - 2004
New Zealand is unusual in that nearly 60% of local services are funded from property taxes. These are a mixture of land taxes, capital value taxes, annual rental value taxes and uniform general charges. We explore the efficiency and equity of this system at both national and local levels. We...
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"A Tiebout Theory of Public vs Private Provision of Collective Goods"
Lagunoff, Roger; Glomm, Gerhard - EconWPA - 1997
We study whether "coercive" public provision or voluntary private provision of public goods can survive when individuals who "vote with their feet" can choose between communities that differ in the way that public goods are provided. We obtain the following findings: (i) an equilibrium always...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407605
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Population Growth in European Cities: weather matters – but only nationally
Paul_Cheshire; Stefano_Magrini - EconWPA - 2004
that the systematic spatial gains from European integration are reflected in a city’s population growth. The results are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407839
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Individual Decision-Making to Commit a Crime: Early Models
Horvath, Roman; Kolomaznikova, Eva - EconWPA - 2002
The authors provide the summary of the most important findings of the early models of economics of crime, namely the models of Becker, Ehrlich and Heineke. These models study rational individual decision-making about entering into illegal activities. Probability and siže of punishment,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561023
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Blackmail as a Victimless Crime: Reply to Altman
Block, Walter; McGee, Robert W. - EconWPA - 1998
The legal theory of blackmail is the veritable puzzle surrounded by a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Consider. Blackmail consists of two things, each indisputably legal on their own; yet, when combined in a single act, the result is considered a crime. What are the two things? First, there is...
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Blackmail and "Economic" Analysis: Reply to Ginsburg and Shechtman
Block, Walter; McGee, Robert W. - EconWPA - 1998
Blackmail consists of two things, each indisputably legal on their own; yet, when combined in a single act, the result is considered a crime. First, one may gossip, and, provided that what is said is true, there is nothing illegal about it. Truth is an absolute defense. Second, if one may speak...
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Why Is the Japanese Conviction Rate So High?
Ramseyer, J. Mark; Rasmusen, Eric - EconWPA - 1999
Conviction rates in Japan exceed 99 percent -- why? On the one hand, because Japanese prosecutors are badly understaffed they may prosecute only their strongest cases and present judges only with the most obviously guilty defendants. On the other, because Japanese judges can be reassigned by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076633