Community composition and the provision of local public goods
The case of occupancy status
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20201612 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew C Worthington (0000-0003-4113-9036, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1096-3367 • E-ISSN: 1945-1814 |
| Publisher | Emerald (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jpbafm-10-01-1998-b001 |
| OpenAlex | W2775304551 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
A public finance framework is used to examine the relationship between community composition, namely occupancy status, and the provision of governmental services. A comprehensive literature survey suggests that a systematic relationship exists between the fraction of renters in a given jurisdiction and the level of fiscal expenditures. More particularly, it would appear that renters ceteris paribus are willing to support a higher level of publicly provided goods than homeowners. The competing hypotheses of renter illusion and renter rationality are discussed, as are the differing implications for public policy. Suggestions are also made on how future research on this important topic might proceed
Business · Ceteris paribus · Economics · Jurisdiction · Microeconomics · Occupancy · Political science · Public economics · Public good · Renting · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Housing Market and Economics · Law · Local Government Finance and Decentralization
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |