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

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 imp...

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Main Authors:	Lall, Somik V., Lundberg, Mattias
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION AIR POLLUTION CITIES COMMUNITIES CRIME DEVOLUTION DISCOUNT RATE DISTRICTS DURABLE GOODS DWELLING DWELLINGS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EXTERNALITIES FISCAL CAPACITY FUNCTIONAL FORMS HOSPITALS HOUSE PRICES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING DENSITY HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING PRICES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS INTEREST RATES LAND USE LAND USE POLICIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL TAXES MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRICING MODELS PROPERTY TAXES PROPERTY VALUES PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC TRANSPORT PURCHASE PRICE RENTAL VALUE OF PROPERTY RENTS ROAD SAFETY ROADS SAFETY SETTLEMENTS SLUMS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TAX TAX RATES TAXATION TRANSACTIONS COSTS URBAN GOVERNMENTS URBAN POOR URBAN PUBLIC SERVICES URBAN RENEWAL URBANIZATION UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY MAXIMIZATION VALUATION VALUE ADDED WATER SUPPLY WEALTH ZONING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/6801679/public-services-worth-non-parametric-estimation-capitalization-pune http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8180

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spelling	okr-10986-81802021-04-23T14:02:40Z What are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune Lall, Somik V. Lundberg, Mattias ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION AIR POLLUTION CITIES COMMUNITIES CRIME DEVOLUTION DISCOUNT RATE DISTRICTS DURABLE GOODS DWELLING DWELLINGS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EXTERNALITIES FISCAL CAPACITY FUNCTIONAL FORMS HOSPITALS HOUSE PRICES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING DENSITY HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING PRICES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS INTEREST RATES LAND USE LAND USE POLICIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL TAXES MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRICING MODELS PROPERTY TAXES PROPERTY VALUES PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC TRANSPORT PURCHASE PRICE RENTAL VALUE OF PROPERTY RENTS ROAD SAFETY ROADS SAFETY SETTLEMENTS SLUMS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TAX TAX RATES TAXATION TRANSACTIONS COSTS URBAN GOVERNMENTS URBAN POOR URBAN PUBLIC SERVICES URBAN RENEWAL URBANIZATION UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY MAXIMIZATION VALUATION VALUE ADDED WATER SUPPLY WEALTH ZONING 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. The authors present a strategy to estimate the demand for public services, which is sensitive to heterogeneity in preferences across types of households, and the nonparametric estimation addresses problems arising from functional form restrictions. Using data from Pune, India, they estimate the demand for public services, as represented by the marginal change in the self-assessed monthly rental price of dwellings from the services. The authors 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. 2012-06-15T19:02:34Z 2012-06-15T19:02:34Z 2006-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/6801679/public-services-worth-non-parametric-estimation-capitalization-pune http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8180 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3924 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia India
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION AIR POLLUTION CITIES COMMUNITIES CRIME DEVOLUTION DISCOUNT RATE DISTRICTS DURABLE GOODS DWELLING DWELLINGS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EXTERNALITIES FISCAL CAPACITY FUNCTIONAL FORMS HOSPITALS HOUSE PRICES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING DENSITY HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING PRICES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS INTEREST RATES LAND USE LAND USE POLICIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL TAXES MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRICING MODELS PROPERTY TAXES PROPERTY VALUES PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC TRANSPORT PURCHASE PRICE RENTAL VALUE OF PROPERTY RENTS ROAD SAFETY ROADS SAFETY SETTLEMENTS SLUMS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TAX TAX RATES TAXATION TRANSACTIONS COSTS URBAN GOVERNMENTS URBAN POOR URBAN PUBLIC SERVICES URBAN RENEWAL URBANIZATION UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY MAXIMIZATION VALUATION VALUE ADDED WATER SUPPLY WEALTH ZONING
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE DECENTRALIZATION AIR POLLUTION CITIES COMMUNITIES CRIME DEVOLUTION DISCOUNT RATE DISTRICTS DURABLE GOODS DWELLING DWELLINGS ECONOMIC RESEARCH ELASTICITY EXTERNALITIES FISCAL CAPACITY FUNCTIONAL FORMS HOSPITALS HOUSE PRICES HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES HOUSING HOUSING DEMAND HOUSING DENSITY HOUSING ECONOMICS HOUSING MARKET HOUSING PRICES INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS INTEREST RATES LAND USE LAND USE POLICIES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAXATION LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL TAXES MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICAL ECONOMY POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRICING MODELS PROPERTY TAXES PROPERTY VALUES PROVISIONS PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE EXPENDITURES PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC TRANSPORT PURCHASE PRICE RENTAL VALUE OF PROPERTY RENTS ROAD SAFETY ROADS SAFETY SETTLEMENTS SLUMS SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TAX TAX RATES TAXATION TRANSACTIONS COSTS URBAN GOVERNMENTS URBAN POOR URBAN PUBLIC SERVICES URBAN RENEWAL URBANIZATION UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY MAXIMIZATION VALUATION VALUE ADDED WATER SUPPLY WEALTH ZONING Lall, Somik V. Lundberg, Mattias What are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune
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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. The authors present a strategy to estimate the demand for public services, which is sensitive to heterogeneity in preferences across types of households, and the nonparametric estimation addresses problems arising from functional form restrictions. Using data from Pune, India, they estimate the demand for public services, as represented by the marginal change in the self-assessed monthly rental price of dwellings from the services. The authors 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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Lall, Somik V. Lundberg, Mattias
author_facet	Lall, Somik V. Lundberg, Mattias
author_sort	Lall, Somik V.
title	What are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune
title_short	What are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune
title_full	What are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune
title_fullStr	What are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune
title_full_unstemmed	What are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune
title_sort	what are public services worth, and to whom? non-parametric estimation of capitalization in pune
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/6801679/public-services-worth-non-parametric-estimation-capitalization-pune http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8180
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What are Public Services Worth, and to Whom? Non-parametric Estimation of Capitalization in Pune

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