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Voting between tax regimes to fund a public good

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  • Rupert Sausgruber

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  • Werner Güth & Rupert Sausgruber, 2008. "Voting between tax regimes to fund a public good," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 9(4), pages 287-303, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ecogov:v:9:y:2008:i:4:p:287-303
    DOI: 10.1007/s10101-007-0044-1
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    Keywords

    Choice of tax regimes; Voting; Public goods; Experiments; C91; D7; H20; H41;
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    JEL classification:

    • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods

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