Public and private environmental spending: a political economy approach

This study examines the level of public investment in environmental quality when there are private alternatives. Public investment is chosen by majority voting. When consumption and environmental quality are complementary, one may observe a solution of the type "ends against the middle". The setting is intertemporal. Parents are altruistic and they can express their altruism by leaving financial bequests, but also by voting and contributing to the environmental quality their children will enjoy

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Document type	Article de périodique (Journal article)
Publication date	2008
Language	Anglais
Journal information	"Environmental Economics and Policy Studies" - Vol. 9, p. 177-191 (2008)
Peer reviewed	yes
issn	1432-847X
Affiliations	Université de Paris X - EconomiX Université de la Méditerranée - GREQAM UCL - EUEN/CORE - Center for operations research and econometrics
Keywords	Altruism ; Voting ; Public goods ; Environmental policy
Links	http://www.uclouvain.be/en-44509.html https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-008-0145-2[DOI] http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/30500[Handle]

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	[boreal:4797]	Public and private environmental spending. A political economy approach