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Matching Grants and Public Goods: A Closed-Ended Contingent Valuation Experiment

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  • J. Paul Combs
  • Rickey C. Kirkpatrick
  • Jason F. Shogren
  • Joseph A. Herriges

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Matching grants are commonly used to influence the bundle of public goods provided by governments. We design a contingent valuation experiment to determine the value individuals place on improved recreational facilities under a matching grant proposal. The experiment provides an opportunity to examine preferences given the public good exists in an active and well-defined market, and the valuation experiment is perceived as meaningful to public policy. We estimate a mean willingness-to-pay for park improvements of $8.30, far less than the implied tax increase of $21 provided by local politicians opposed to the project, but nearly doubled the actual tax increase for the average property owner.

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  • J. Paul Combs & Rickey C. Kirkpatrick & Jason F. Shogren & Joseph A. Herriges, 1992. "Matching Grants and Public Goods: A Closed-Ended Contingent Valuation Experiment," Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications 92-wp95, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University.
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    4. K.G. Willis, 2002. "Research Note: Iterative Bid Design in Contingent Valuation and the Estimation of the Revenue Maximising Price for a Cultural Good," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, vol. 26(4), pages 307-324, November.

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