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Demands for Local Public Sector Outputs in Rural and Urban Municipalities
Author(s) -
McMillan Melville L.,
AmoakoTuffour Joe
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1242716
Subject(s) - public sector , rural area , business , local government , economic growth , public economics , economics , regional science , geography , political science , economy , archaeology , law
Little is known about local public services demands in rural municipalities and how they differ from demands in urban municipalities. Local public sector output demands in rural and urban municipalities in Victoria, Australia, are studied here using a system of equations approach based on the translog model. Expenditure, price, and substitution elasticities are reported. Demands differ between rural and urban municipalities and even among the (especially urban) subclasses.