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Demands for public spending: An attitudinal approach

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This paper develops a conceptual model of public spending demands applicable to attitudinal data on public spending demands and demonstrates its usefulness by estimating qualitative demand equations for six public spending categories: education, welfare, housing, health, highways, and defense. The estimation, based on a data set constructed by merging the 1973 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior with relevant government data, reveals that tax-prices, private benefit measures and socio-demographic characteristics are instrumental in explaining differences in the public spending demands among individuals. Copyright Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1983

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  • James Ferris, 1983. "Demands for public spending: An attitudinal approach," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 40(2), pages 135-154, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:40:y:1983:i:2:p:135-154
    DOI: 10.1007/BF00118516
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