Citizen Preferences and Paying for Police

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ID12067095
AuthorsAmy K Donahue (University of Connecticut, corresponding author), Joanne M Miller (0000-0002-9823-5005, University of Minnesota)
Year2005
Volume27
Issue4
Pages419-435
Publication date2005-08-26
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Urban Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0735-2166 • E-ISSN: 1467-9906
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.0735-2166.2005.00244.x
OpenAlexW2090815055
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited23

Researchers frequently approach questions dealing with local fiscal decision-making using economic models. These models typically base the demand for public services on a set of socioeconomic characteristics that serve as rough proxies for voter preferences. Our study focuses more directly on preference formation and explores the nature of the relationship between citizens’ attitudes about police services and their willingness to pay for them. We pay particular attention to the role of demographic traits, television media, and direct contact with service providers. We present data from a survey of Connecticut adults and use these data to test direct and indirect effects models with regression analysis. We find evidence that attitudes about police predict willingness to pay for police services, holding the demographic attributes of respondents constant. We also find that the effects of some demographic traits on demand for services are mediated by preferences, as are some types of experience and media exposure

Business · Economics · Microeconomics · Political science · Population · Preference · Public economics · Public relations · Public service · Service (business · Set (abstract data type · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Test (biology · Willingness to pay · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Housing Market and Economics · Marketing

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