Sangam: A Confluence of Knowledge Streams

What Are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune

Show simple item record

dc.creator Lall, Somik V.
dc.creator Lundberg, Mattias
dc.date 2012-03-30T07:29:04Z
dc.date 2012-03-30T07:29:04Z
dc.date 2008
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-18T19:43:57Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-18T19:43:57Z
dc.identifier Journal of Housing Economics
dc.identifier 10511377
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4655
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/250132
dc.description The availability and quality of basic public services are important determinants of urban quality of life. In many cities, rapid population growth and fiscal constraints are limiting the extent to which urban governments can keep up with increasing demand for these services. It therefore becomes important to prioritize provision of those services to best reflect local demand. We present a strategy to estimate the demand for public services, which is sensitive to heterogeneity in preferences across types of households, and the non-parametric estimation addresses problems arising from functional form restrictions. Using data from Pune, India, we estimate the demand for public services, as represented by the marginal change in the self-assessed monthly rental price of dwellings from the services. We find that the value of publicly-provided services accruing to the poor is greater than that going to wealthier households, and even untargeted across-the-board investment in specific services can be progressive.
dc.language EN
dc.relation http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rights World Bank
dc.subject Public Goods H410
dc.subject Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
dc.subject Transportation O180
dc.subject Housing Supply and Markets R310
dc.title What Are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune
dc.type Journal Article
dc.type Journal Article
dc.coverage India


Files in this item

Files Size Format View

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search DSpace


Advanced Search

Browse