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TOPIC:
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VALUING PUBLIC GOODS MORE GENERALLY: THE CASE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
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ABSTRACT
We examine the relationship between local public goods, prices, wages, and population in an equilibrium inter-city model. Non-traded production, federal taxes, and imperfect mobility all affect how public goods (or “amenities” more broadly) should be valued from data. Reinterpreting the estimated effects of public infrastructure on prices and wages in Haughwout (2002), we find infrastructure over twice as valuable with our more general model. New estimates based on more years, cities, and data-sets indicate stronger wage and positive population effects of infrastructure. These imply higher values of infrastructure to firms, and also to households if moving costs are substantial.
Keywords: Infrastructure, public goods, capitalization, valuation, nontraded goods, federal taxation, imperfect mobility
JEL Codes: H54, H2, H4, J3, R2
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PRESENTER
David Albouy
University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign
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RESEARCH FIELDS
Urban Economics
Public Economics
Housing Economics
Labor Economics
Environmental Economics
Political Economics
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DATE:
17 December 2018 (Monday)
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TIME:
4pm - 5.30pm
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VENUE:
Meeting Room 5.1, Level 5
School of Economics
Singapore Management University
90 Stamford Road
Singapore 178903
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