The Community Demand for Police Officers
Relative to the Maximum Base Salary, Citizen Wants Tend to be Elastic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2802114 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward J Mathis, Charles E Zech (Villanova University) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 401-410 |
| Publication date | 1985-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1985.tb02367.x |
| OpenAlex | W1484628815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 18 |
The nature and elasticity of the demand function for police officers is a major concern of local officials and police union leaders. Analysis of this demand function takes place within the context of the median voter model. The economics of clubs approach is employed to develop a theoretical model which is concerned with determining the utility maximizing number of police officers for a community. The empirical results indicate that the demand for police officers tends to be elastic relative to maximum base salary, which may be indicative of increased citizen sensitivity to salaries of municipal employees
Business · Context (archaeology) · Demand curve · Economics · Function (biology) · Geography · Microeconomics · Political science · Price elasticity of demand · Public economics · Salary · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Law · Merger and Competition Analysis · Public Administration
The elusive median voter
Fiscal Illusion, Political Institutions, and Local Public Spending
Economics of Crime
Crime and Public Policy
Revenue structure, fiscal illusion, and budgetary choice
Microdata estimation of school expenditure levels
Revenue structure, fiscal illusion, and budgetary choice
The Attraction of Property Crimes to Suburban Localities
An Economic Theory of Clubs
The Power to Tax
Modelling the Spatial Distribution of Suburban Crime
The Demand for State and Local Government Employees
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 1990 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |