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The impact of diverse preferences on government expenditures

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This article analyses the importance of cultural diversity on Canadian government growth. The argument for analysing culture centres on: the belief that agreement on provision levels of government goods and services will be difficult when citizens are different from one another; the belief that individuals would rather see transfers directed to people who are like themselves; and, the importance of maintaining cultural diversity as a societal goal. This article finds that mother tongue diversity is relevant in determining government expenditure levels in Canada while religious diversity is not. These findings represent a unique approach to the determination of government expenditure in Canada and point out consequences for immigration policy.

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  • Gordon Tarzwell, 2003. "The impact of diverse preferences on government expenditures," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(11), pages 695-698.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:10:y:2003:i:11:p:695-698
    DOI: 10.1080/1350485032000138953
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    1. Liam Delaney & Francis O'Toole, 2008. "Preferences for specific social welfare expenditures in Ireland," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(12), pages 985-989.
    2. Sacit Hadi Akdede & Jinyoung Hwang & Emre Can, 2008. "Cultural Diversity, Domestic Political Violence And Public Expenditures," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3), pages 235-247.
    3. Kaitlyn Harger & Mitchell Page, 2017. "Do non-citizens affect U.S. Congressional elections?," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(20), pages 1468-1471, November.
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    5. Liam Delaney & Francis O'Toole, 2007. "Decomposing demand for public expenditure in Ireland," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(15), pages 1091-1095.

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