On exploiting scale economies |
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Authors: | Jack Ochs Edgar M. Hoover |
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Affiliation: | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Indivisibilities give rise to scale economies in the provision of many local public services. Exploitation of these scale economies often requires that the activities of several communities be coordinated. In this study we analyze the game analog to a simple waste collection system in order to determine the requirements for the design of a financing system that will sustain optimal participation in a regional service system plan. We find that market based pricing in the face of scale economies created by indivisibilities will generally not support an optimal partition of communities into service districts. We also find that characterization of the game structure of local public service delivery systems is feasible and provides information for designing appropriate cost-sharing arrangements. |
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