This dissertation examines the st and ard model of privately provided public goods as it applies to voluntary provision. This work is motivated by the general observation that the predictions of the classic theory seem to be inconsistent with observations about actual levels of private provision. The first essay begins by noting that several researchers have recently uncovered many strong and sometimes incredible implications of the classical (or Samuelsonian) view of privately provided public goods. Can private provision be independent of the distribution of income, joint provision with the government, and tax-deductibility of gifts? All of these have been suggested in the literature. Each, however, is roundly contradicted by empirical stu...
This paper analyzes the provision of discrete public goods when individuals have altruistic prefere...
This paper studies the relationship between redistributive taxation and tax-deductible charitable co...
A large part of the total charitable giving (approximately 70%) in the United States come from indiv...
We consider a general model of the non-cooperative provision of a public good. Under very weak assum...
This dissertation is a set of four essays on the theory of voluntary contributions of public goods. ...
According to standard theory, public goods will be under-supplied in the market place as a result of...
This dissertation examines the Nash equilibrium in giving by private individuals when the gifts are ...
In many circumstances, public goods are funded by both government revenue and private contributions....
It is shown that altruism does not affect the equilibrium provision of public goods although altruis...
This paper presents a model of private provision of a public good where individuals in a group have ...
This dissertation consists of the three independent chapters in the areas of Public Economics and Mi...
This dissertation consists of the three independent chapters in the areas of Public Economics and Mi...
Essay one. Equity and financing of pure public goods via lotteries . In this study, I consider a two...
In Chapter 2, we present a model that allows us to study the effect of increased competition among ...
In many countries the government supports individuals' and companies' donations dedicated to charity...
This paper analyzes the provision of discrete public goods when individuals have altruistic prefere...
This paper studies the relationship between redistributive taxation and tax-deductible charitable co...
A large part of the total charitable giving (approximately 70%) in the United States come from indiv...
We consider a general model of the non-cooperative provision of a public good. Under very weak assum...
This dissertation is a set of four essays on the theory of voluntary contributions of public goods. ...
According to standard theory, public goods will be under-supplied in the market place as a result of...
This dissertation examines the Nash equilibrium in giving by private individuals when the gifts are ...
In many circumstances, public goods are funded by both government revenue and private contributions....
It is shown that altruism does not affect the equilibrium provision of public goods although altruis...
This paper presents a model of private provision of a public good where individuals in a group have ...
This dissertation consists of the three independent chapters in the areas of Public Economics and Mi...
This dissertation consists of the three independent chapters in the areas of Public Economics and Mi...
Essay one. Equity and financing of pure public goods via lotteries . In this study, I consider a two...
In Chapter 2, we present a model that allows us to study the effect of increased competition among ...
In many countries the government supports individuals' and companies' donations dedicated to charity...
This paper analyzes the provision of discrete public goods when individuals have altruistic prefere...
This paper studies the relationship between redistributive taxation and tax-deductible charitable co...
A large part of the total charitable giving (approximately 70%) in the United States come from indiv...