A utilitarian approach to the provision and pricing of excludable public goods

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1981-2003

  Hellwig, Martin F ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON COLLECTIVE GOODS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Admission fees for excludable public goods; Public good provision; Utilitarian welfare maximization

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744471120     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2004.12.006     Document Type: Article

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