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The Public Sector, Migration, And Heterogeneity, Carlos J. Lopes
The Public Sector, Migration, And Heterogeneity, Carlos J. Lopes
University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations
Questions on the optimal size of government always provoke intense political debate. At the center of this is the public goods problem, where certain goods and services are “under-provided” by the market due to problems with rivalry and excludability. These goods are usually provided by the public sector and financed through taxes. Questions emerge over the optimal level of provision, as different individuals value these goods differently. This dissertation consists of two studies which address preferences for the size of government from different perspectives.
The first study provides a method that can be used to estimate demand for changes in …