A rebate subsidy of rate s is functionally equivalent to a matching subsidy of rate r s 5 s /(12 s ). Other things equal, an individual should respond identically to the two m r r subsidies. We test the effect on charitable giving of the framing of a subsidy as a rebate or as a match. Subjects make a series of ‘dictator’ allocation decisions, dividing an endowment between themselves and their c...

We analyze the efficient subsidy for durable good technologies. We theoretically demonstrate that a policymaker faces a tension between intertemporally price discriminating by designing a subsidy that increases over time and taking advantage of future technological progress by designing a subsidy that decreases over time. Using new empirical estimates of household preferences for residential so...

among the agricultural important factors, inputs are the most significant in agricultural production. this article aimed to examine the impact of government subsidy policies on production of one of the most strategic products, namely on production of one of the most strategic products, namely maize, in iran. to achieve this goal, panel data for the nine provinces of iran's major producers of ma...

This paper presents an expert evaluation of the subsidy scheme for private forest plantations in Kami City, Kochi Prefecture, Japan, to determine whether the twelve currently available subsidies are designed to realize national biodiversity goals. Subsidies for forestry practices are often criticized for rarely achieving planned outcomes and for environmental threats. Threats to natural balance...

This paper investigates the adoption level of a network service where the net utility perceived by each user incorporates three key features, namely, user service affinity heterogeneity, a network externality, and a subscription cost. Services with network externality face a “chicken and egg” adoption problem in that the service requires customers in order to attract customers. In this paper we...

To improve the incomes of farmers in China, the Chinese government is paying increased attention to the reform of its agricultural subsidy policy. However, the effectiveness of the subsidy remains insufficient and thus fails to encourage farmers to cultivate their land and develop sustainability. Thus, there is a need for a novel model that will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of subsi...

Pervasive energy subsidies for groundwater pumping pose a challenge for policy makers around the world who cope with lowering water tables from increased reliance on groundwater resources for irrigation. This paper outlines a series of laboratory experiments aimed to study the groundwater extraction decisions of stakeholders under alternative subsidy structures. We propose a model and a methodo...

BACKGROUND In Sub-Saharan Africa, maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality rates are associated with underutilization of skilled birth attendance (SBA). In 2007, Burkina Faso introduced a subsidy scheme for SBA fees. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Burkina Faso's subsidy policy on SBA rate across socioeconomic status (SES) strata. METHODS We used a quasi-experim...

Fuel oil subsidies are the main alternative for governments in developing countries, especially fuel-exporting to strengthen domestic industrial development. Through this subsidy policy, fuel can be accessed by wider community at a relatively low price and encourage various businesses. However, implementation of policy leads problems distribution welfare. This study aims demonstrate negative ef...

The downward trend of the world oil prices in recent years has put profound consideration among countries to reform energy subsidy policies. Examination inflationary impact become essential due possible welfare consequences. This study aims reveal on Indonesia by utilizing autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) method capture short-run dynamics and long-run cointegration between dependent indepe...