Collective Action Problems and Direct Democracy: An Analysis of Georgia’s 2010 Trauma Care Funding Amendment

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In 2010, Georgians voted on a proposed constitutional amendment that would have increased motor vehicle licensing fees by USD 10 with the proceeds dedicated to maintaining and expanding state’s trauma care centers. This paper examines voter support for referendum across counties finds (1) located near centers in neighboring states had significantly lower (2) already having higher amendment. These results are, respectively, consistent free-riding rent-seeking part of voters.

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عنوان ژورنال: Economies

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2227-7099']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/economies9020065