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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Provision of Public Goods"”.
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The Effect of Governmental Structure on The Provision of Public Goods
… in DSpace on 2014-12-14T06:06:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7804148.pdf: 3291471 bytes, checksum: bbde3249305baaa2fd9d86e29dee4226 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1977
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Essays on Transatlantic Differences in Taxation, Redistribution and Provision of Public Goods
… between the U.S. and Europe in the levels of taxation, redistribution, provision of public goods, and perception of fairness in income inequality. The first chapter concentrates on the differences between the U.S. and Scandinavia in higher education, and asks how it is possible that the …
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Provision of public goods and health outcomes during political transition in Nigeria
… governance and citizens welfare in Nigeria. One of the current debates in the political economy literature focuses on the bene ts of democracies to ordinary citizens, especially in developing countries, and particularly in sub-Saharan African countries. Most Nigerians have been questioning the …
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The provision of public goods by government and private sectors : an empirical analysis
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1994.
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Private Provision of Public Goods: Uniform Price Mechanisms with a Threshold and Dynamics with a Tipping Point
… manuscripts, all contributing to the literature of the private provision of public goods. In Chapters 2 (complete information, CI) and 3 (private value information, PI), we introduce two novel mechanisms for provision point public goods: The uniform price auction mechanism (UPA) collects an …
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Four Essays on Strategic Behavior, Empathy and Gender Differences in Voluntary Provision of Public Goods and Responsible Consumption
The present work examines the topics of strategic behavior, empathy and gender differences in responsible consumption. In order to analyse such issues, we turned to the rapidly growing field of behaviour economics which represents a merger of a variety of different scientific disciplines (economics …
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Decision-Making Analyses of Farmers in Rural China Regarding Forestry Under Different Contexts of Risk: Investment, Cooperation, and Provision of Public Goods
… thesis, I attempt to analyze the decision-making of farmers in rural China under different contexts of risks considering their decisions are threatened by multiple risks or uncertainties. This thesis takes forest sectors as typical examples and tries to focus on the forest-related decisions of …
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Internalizing externalities: Roles of networks, clubs and policy commitments
Externalities arising from actions of one player in the economy and directly affecting the well-being of another are ubiquitous. In these situations, market equilibria often fail to be efficient. This dissertation explores the roles of networks, clubs and policy commitments in the internalization …
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Three Essays in International Integration
… dissertation, I consider multiple dimensions of international integration. In chapter one, I consider the impact of immigration on public finance. In chapter two, I study capacity constrained firms and the transmission of foreign shocks to the domestic market through these firms. In chapter …
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Insurgents, Rebel Governance and State-building in sub-Saharan Africa
… after conflict. The main objective of this research is to address this gap. The research also explores governance activities of rebel groups within two main periods: during conflict, and when groups transitioned to rulers, with a focus on the provision of public goods. Without …
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Experimental Perspectives on Intergenerational Altruism: A Study on Public Good Dilemmas
… directly and indirectly, in their children. Part of the investment into children is represented by contributions to long-run public goods, including the educational system, the health-care system, major infrastructures and environmental protection. Moreover, the production of some of these public …
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Essays on Poverty Reduction in Latin America
… paper sheds light on the spatial distribution of poverty, and the intra-regional dynamics of income distribution within a country (Ecuador). The paper assesses the importance of geographical, physical, and human capital variables in explaining differences in consumption growth in Ecuador--- a …
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Essays on Environmental Taxes, Tax Evasion and Public Goods Supply in the Presence of Imperfect Competition
… with general equilibrium economies and the role of taxation under imperfect competition. These three economies share the fact that at least one of their industries operate under imperfect competition, but each is concerned with a particular problem which has been studied extensively under perfect …
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Essays in Applied Microeconomics and Development Economics
… income shocks affect the health and survival of children. I focus on the Peruvian coca industry to exploit a natural experiment. I assess the impacts of plausibly exogenous changes in the price of the coca crop on child mortality in coca-producing areas in a difference-in-difference framework. …
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The economics of fraud and corruption
… are serious issues which undermine the provision of public goods. This thesis consists of three papers which analyze the economics of fraud and the mechanisms by which it can be detected and averted. An introductory chapter presents an overview of the economic ideas surrounding these …
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Essays in health and public policy
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay looks at the impact of biomass burning on health. It exploits variation in sugarcane burning in Brazil to identify the effect of pollution from biomass burning on respiratory morbidity. The second and third essays investigate how politics …
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Tax planning and corporate governance: effects on shareholders’ valuation
… planning by large companies has been widely and publicly discussed due to its implications for the level of provision of public goods and more general social<br/>issues. In the U.K., tax avoidance, as estimated by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs’ anti-avoidance group, leads to several billion …
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Essays in Microeconomic Theory
This thesis provides a series of essays on network theory and political economy. The work on networks is largely focused on social interactions within communities, and how they impact consumption of status goods, and provision of public goods. The two chapters on political economy provide novel …
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Transactional terrains : partnerships, bargains and the Postwar redefinition of the public realm, New York City 1965-1980
… traces the architectural and urban history of the privatization of the public realm. At the center of the research is New York City during the "urban crisis" years of the 1960s, as the city grappled with issues of civil rights, urban policy, and physical decline. The period saw an ongoing …
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The impact of history and institutions on economic development
This thesis examines the impact of political and legal institutions on economic development. The thesis consists of three studies analyzing specific historical and current institutions. The first chapter examines the impact of colonial rule on economic outcomes. I compare areas in India which were …
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