Prochial interests and the centrlized provision of local public goods: evidence from congressional voting projects

Article Abstract:

Congressional votes over transportation project funding is used in order to test for common pool incentives. Local public goods financed from national tax base provide concentrated benefits to recipient jurisdiction but disperse costs, creating incentives for legislators to increase own district spending but to restrain aggregate spending due to the associated tax costs.

Taxation, Tax collection

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The impact of social approval and framing on cooperation in public good situations

Article Abstract:

The experiment related to Gachter and Fehr, which also investigates behavioral impacts of social approval and disapproval is presented. The experiment concluded that identity-revelation is an important policy for increasing contributions to public goods.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Economic conditions, Market trend/market analysis

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Cooperation under the threat of expulsion in a public goods experiment

Article Abstract:

A study on use of threat of expulsion, as a tool, under conditions where public goods are not provided, but opportunity is provided to expel members, is presented.

Usage, Threat (Psychology)

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