

@mastersthesis {6831,
	title = {Three essays in local public economics},
	year = {1998},
	note = {9905202},
	school = {Washington University},
	type = {phdPh.{D}.},
	address = {Ann Arbor},
	abstract = {This dissertation develops ideas in the areas of Public Finance and Local Public Economics. Some cities have private waste removal systems while others have public systems. The first essay examines city planners{\textquoteright} decisions to have public or private removal systems. Using a game-theoretic model, the decision made by planners is examined to understand why one system might be preferred over another and which variables might affect that decision. The model is tested and confirmed by the data. The distance that a city is from a major metropolitan area along with whether or not the director of the department of sanitation is elected or appointed is shown to be significant. Over 1200 liquor licenses currently exist in the city of St. Louis. These licenses are distributed over 28 aldermanic wards of approximately equal population. Some wards have as few as 16 licenses while others have as many as 279. The second essay attempts to explain this variance. The role of the regulator of licenses is examined. The demographic make-up of the community is used to explain why some wards might choose to have more licenses than others. This is done through a game-theoretic model of the process, with the community and the applicant as players. The theory is tested. Throughout the world, geographical boundaries are blocking increasingly fewer kinds of exchanges between "regions," broadly defined. This move away from autarky towards inter-regional or "common" markets affects the behavior of all agents, including that of regional governments. Simultaneously, we observe the creation of inter-regional or "higher-tier" institutions. This raises the question, why might the creation of a common market also require the creation of a government for it? What are the problems created by a common market that regional governments cannot handle, but a higher-tier government may address? Finally, when can a federal government with a limited set of fiscal instruments address the problems created by a common market so that its creation moves forward? These are the questions addressed in the third essay.},
	keywords = {0501:Economics, 0511:Economic theory, City planners, Common markets, Economic theory, economics, Liquor licenses, Local economics, Privatization, Public economics, Social sciences},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/304463898?accountid=14270},
	author = {Hoover, Gary Allen}
}
