Ethnic Diversity and Public Goods Provision
Ethnic Diversity and Public Goods Provision
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种族多样性与公共产品供给
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2016
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通讯作者：
Thomas E. Borcherding
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Soomi Lee;Dongwon Lee;Thomas E. Borcherding
我们重新审视种族异质性——不同种族群体构成人口的程度——减少了地方政府在各种公共产品上的支出。我们的分析表明，异质性并不一定会减少地方公共支出，原因有两个：（1）地方公共产品需求的低价格弹性；（2）公共产品之间的替代。利用2000年至2010年美国城市和学区的数据，我们发现种族异质性对各类地方政府支出的正面和负面影响相互抵消。我们的研究结果表明，地方政府通过重新平衡地方公共支出来应对种族异质性的增加，例如采取将资源从道路重新分配给警察和消防的政策。
We revisit the claim that ethnic heterogeneity—the degree to which different ethnic groups make up the population—reduces local government spending on various public goods. Our analysis suggests that heterogeneity does not necessarily reduce local public spending due to two factors: (1) the low price elasticity of demand for local public goods and (2) the substitution between public goods. Using data from American cities and school districts from 2000 to 2010, we find that ethnic heterogeneity has offsetting positive and negative effects on various types of local government spending. Our findings imply that local governments respond to an increase in ethnic heterogeneity by rebalancing local public spending—for instance, adopting a policy that reallocates resources from roads to police and fire protection.