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Does Public Spending Improve Citizens’ Quality of Life? An Analysis of Municipalities’ Leisure Supply

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  • Elisabetta Mafrolla
  • Eugenio D’Amico

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This paper offers new evidence regarding the impact of public spending on the supply of leisure services on citizens’ spare-time quality of life. Using data from 103 Italian capital municipalities covering the period 2007–2010, the analysis revealed that public spending on leisure impacted spare-time quality of life in various ways, depending on the category of spending. Spending for tourism essentially followed an upward path, linearly enhancing citizens’ spare-time quality of life. Surprisingly, municipalities’ spending on sport- and culture-related services had a non-linear impact. Hence, spending on sports within a maximum threshold reveals a positive impact on spare-time quality of life, whereas passing over a minimum level of public spending for culture-related projects had a positive effect. This paper provides helpful suggestions for policymakers who approach decisions that address whether it is worth spending on leisure, which is typically a non-basic need but one that must be properly satisfied by municipalities in today’s service-based society.

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  • Elisabetta Mafrolla & Eugenio D’Amico, 2016. "Does Public Spending Improve Citizens’ Quality of Life? An Analysis of Municipalities’ Leisure Supply," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(2), pages 332-350, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:flgsxx:v:42:y:2016:i:2:p:332-350
    DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2015.1127224
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    1. Ana Paula Barreira & Carla Amado & Sérgio Santos & Jorge Andraz & Maria Helena Guimarães, 2021. "Assessment and Determinants of the Quality of Life in Portuguese Cities," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 44(6), pages 647-683, November.

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