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Measuring Basic Wants for State and Local Public Goods: A Preference Independence Transformation Approach

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  • Blackley, Paul R
  • DeBoer, Larry

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A Rotterdam demand framework is used to estimate the demand for five state and local government (SLG) services. A prefere nce independence transformation of these results identifies the under lying voter wants which these services satisfy. The results reflect a shift from physical capital to human capital wants over the 1952-83 period. A general SLG want accounts for 75 to 95 percent of SLG spend ing over this period. A "minimum service level" want, including mos t highway and infrastructure spending, declines in importance over ti me, while a "human capital/infrastructure contrast" want, composed of education and health spending, increases in importance. Copyright 1987 by MIT Press.

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  • Blackley, Paul R & DeBoer, Larry, 1987. "Measuring Basic Wants for State and Local Public Goods: A Preference Independence Transformation Approach," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 69(3), pages 418-425, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:restat:v:69:y:1987:i:3:p:418-25
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    1. Duncombe, William & Yinger, John, 2000. "Financing higher student performance standards: the case of New York State," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 19(4), pages 363-386, October.

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