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The Limit of Public Policy: Endogenous Preferences

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Bar-Gill, O.
Fershtman, C.

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In designing public policy it is not enough to consider the possible reaction of individuals to the chosen policy. Public policy may also affect the formation of preferences and norms in a society. The endogenous evolution of preferences, in addition to introducing a conceptual difficulty in evaluating policies, may also eventually affect actual behavior. In order to demonstrate the implications of endogenous preferences on the design of optimal public policy, we present a model in which a subsidy policy is set to encourage contributions towards a public good.

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Paper provided by Tel Aviv in its series Papers with number 2001-5.

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Keywords: PUBLIC POLICY ; BEHAVIOUR ; PUBLIC GOODS;

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H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
P5 - Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems

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