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Rational voting applied to choice of taxes

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  • J. Biegeleisen
  • David Sjoquist

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Fulton County (Atlanta, Georgia) conducted a referendum on a local option sales tax. The referendum offered voters an opportunity to substitute a 1% sales tax for an equal amount of property taxes. The precinct level voting patterns of the referendum are analyzed using a rational voter framework. The regression results generally support the implication of the model. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1988

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  • J. Biegeleisen & David Sjoquist, 1988. "Rational voting applied to choice of taxes," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 57(1), pages 39-47, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:pubcho:v:57:y:1988:i:1:p:39-47
    DOI: 10.1007/BF00052259
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