Are hypothetical referenda incentive compatible?

被引:158
作者
Cummings, RG
Elliott, S
Harrison, GW
James, M
机构
[1] UNIV COLORADO, BOULDER, CO 80309 USA
[2] UNIV S CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, SC 29208 USA
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10.1086/262084
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F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Hypothetical referenda have been proposed as an incentive-compatible mechanism that can be used to obtain social valuations of environmental resources. We employ experimental methods to test the hypothesis that such referenda are indeed incentive compatible. Our results lead us to reject that hypothesis.
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页码:609 / 621
页数:13
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