Pure redistribution and the provision of public goods

Rupert Sausgruber; Jean Robert Tyran

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2006.11.003

Pure redistribution and the provision of public goods

Rupert Sausgruber
, Jean Robert Tyran^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review

Abstract

We show that a simple redistribution scheme can increase the provision of public goods and that the scheme is popular. This suggests that imposed redistribution as in the mechanism by Falkinger [Falkinger, J., 1996. Efficient private provision of public goods when deviations from average are rewarded. Journal of Public Economics 62, 413-22] appeals to intuitive notions of fairness.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	334-338
Number of pages	5
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	95
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2006.11.003
Publication status	Published - Jun 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Experiment
Public goods
Redistribution

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