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Private provision of a discrete public good: efficient equilibria in the private-information contribution game

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  • Stefano Barbieri & David Malueg, 2008. "Private provision of a discrete public good: efficient equilibria in the private-information contribution game," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 37(1), pages 51-80, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:37:y:2008:i:1:p:51-80
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-007-0283-y
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    Keywords

    Discrete public good; Contribution game; Interim incentive efficiency; H41; D61; D82;
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    JEL classification:

    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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