Sökning: "Public Provision of Private Goods"

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  1. 1. Essays in Political Economy of Development

    Författare :Michele Valsecchi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ethnic diversity; public-private goods; polarization; fractionalization; property rights; land titling; land reform; land inheritance; international migration; political decentralization; political institutions; elections; corruption; natural resource curse; oil; fiscal decentralization; public goods;

    Sammanfattning : Paper 1: Social Conflict, Fractionalization, and Polarization We develop a Conflict model linking Conflict intensity to the distribution of the population over an arbitrary number of groups. We extend the pure contest version of the model by Esteban and Ray (1999: "Conflict and Distribution", Journal of Economic Theory, 87(2): 379-415) to include a mixed public-private good. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Essays on redistribution and local public expenditures

    Författare :Mikael Witterblad; Thomas Aronsson; Tomas Sjögren; Lars-Erik Borge; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; optimal taxation; unemployment; durable goods; flypaper effects; intergovernmental relations; demand system; local government spending; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of a summary and four papers. The first two papers are theoretical contributions within the area of optimal taxation and public expenditures under asymmetric information between the government and the private sector, and the last two are empirical contributions to the literature on local public expenditures. LÄS MER

  4. 3. On the Political Economy of Municipality Break-Ups

    Författare :Anna Brink; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Municipalities; Secession; Municipality Break-Ups; Local Government; Municipal Council; Public Provision of Private Goods; Public Services; Exploitation;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with politico-economic aspects of municipality break-ups. It consists of an introduction and three self-contained papers. Paper I: The Break-up of Municipalities - Voting Behavior in Local Referenda This paper examines the economic and political conditions that influence people's attitudes regarding a municipality break-up. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Exploring synergies – management of multifunctional agricultural landscapes

    Författare :Lovisa Nilsson; BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; multifunctionality; ecosystem services; functional biodiversity; agri-environmental policy; CAP; agri-environmental measures;

    Sammanfattning : AbstractHuman ingenuity and activities have resulted in erosion of ecosystems and their capacity to support the sustainable production of goods and functions that we depend on. Biodiversity i.e. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Essays on the Economics of Income Taxation

    Författare :Spencer Bastani; Sören Blomquist; Luca Micheletto; Robin Boadway; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; taxation; income redistribution; in-kind transfers; tagging; behavioral responses to income taxation; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of five self-contained essays.Essay 1. (with Sören Blomquist and Luca Micheletto) Using a calibrated overlapping-generations model we quantify the welfare gains of an age-dependent labor income tax. Agents face uncertainty regarding future abilities and can transfer consumption across periods through savings. LÄS MER