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dc.contributor.authorBuckley, N.
dc.contributor.authorCuff, K.
dc.contributor.authorHurley, J.
dc.contributor.authorMestelman, S.
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorCameron, D.
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15T22:27:37Z
dc.date.available2017-03-15T22:27:37Z
dc.date.created2017-03-14T06:55:55Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationBuckley, N. and Cuff, K. and Hurley, J. and Mestelman, S. and Thomas, S. and Cameron, D. 2015. Support for public provision of a private good with top-up and opt-out: A controlled laboratory experiment. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 111: pp. 177-196.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50706
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jebo.2014.12.016
dc.description.abstract

This paper presents the results of a revealed-choice experiment testing the theoretical predictions of political economy models regarding public support for a publicly provided private good financed with proportional income taxes when individuals can purchase the good privately and either continue to consume public provision (‘top-up’) or forego public provision (‘opt-out’), but in each case continue to pay income taxes. Our laboratory results confirm behavior is consistent with the predicted majority-preferred tax rate under mixed financing with top-up, but we identify preferences for significantly higher rates of public provision than predicted under mixed financing with opt-out. Using non parametric regression analysis, we explore the relationship between individuals’ top-up and opt-out decisions and both their income levels and the implemented tax rates.

dc.publisherElsevier BV * North-Holland
dc.titleSupport for public provision of a private good with top-up and opt-out: A controlled laboratory experiment
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume111
dcterms.source.startPage177
dcterms.source.endPage196
dcterms.source.issn0167-2681
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Economic Behavior & Organization
curtin.departmentSchool of Economics and Finance
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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