Share equilibrium in local public good economies

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Mathematical Economics
Year: 2011
Volume: 47
Issue: 3
Pages: 376-381

Authors (2)

van den Nouweland, Anne (not in RePEc) Wooders, Myrna (Vanderbilt University)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We define a concept of share equilibrium for local public good (or club) economies where individual members of the population may have preferences over the membership of their jurisdiction. A share equilibrium specifies one share index for each individual. These indices determine each individual’s cost shares in any jurisdiction that he might join. We demonstrate that the same axioms as those that characterize the Lindahl equilibrium, as discussed in Lindahl’s 1919 paper, also characterize the share equilibrium. Share equilibrium extends the notions of ratio equilibrium and cost share equilibrium (due to Kaneko, 1977; Mas-Colell and Silvestre, 1989) to economies with a local public good and possibly multiple jurisdictions.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:mateco:v:47:y:2011:i:3:p:376-381
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29