On the Public and Voluntary Provision of Public Goods

[EN] We extend Bergstrom, Blume, and Varian’s (1986) model to a non-cooperative approach where voluntary contributions and taxes coexist to finance public goods. After obtaining the uniqueness of equilibrium, we present different properties of the outcomes, showing the role that the taxes play and t...

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Autores: Moreno García, María Emma, Torregrosa Montaner, Ramón José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/168859
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/168859
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Public goods
Taxes
Neutrality
Private provision
Voluntary contributions
Welfare
5506.06 Historia de la Economía
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Sumario:[EN] We extend Bergstrom, Blume, and Varian’s (1986) model to a non-cooperative approach where voluntary contributions and taxes coexist to finance public goods. After obtaining the uniqueness of equilibrium, we present different properties of the outcomes, showing the role that the taxes play and the impact on voluntary contributions. We also identify conditions ensuring neutrality. Finally, we present some remarks on welfare and efficiency, pointing out the second-best solution and identifying conditions for efficiency.