Does the public sector over-provide club goods? A general result

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 117
Issue: 2
Pages: 397-400

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

With nondistortionary user charges, the first best and second best of a single-club-exogenous-income economy with identical individuals coincide. They differ if incomes differ. Overprovision of a superior club good then occurs in the Second Best.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:2:p:397-400
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24