Choice experiment assessment of public expenditure preferences

Kerr, Geoffrey N.; Cullen, Ross; Hughey, Kenneth F.D.

doi:10.1080/00779954.2010.522163

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“…It can be implemented with pairs of programmes or a limited number of programs. In addition, choice experiments between programmes have been implemented in the budget allocation context (Kerr et al 2010, Skedgel et al 2013, Ozdemir et al 2016.…”

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“…Elicitation of the preferred budget allocation with various methods has particularly been applied in health care sector decisions (Costa-Font and Rovira 2005, Skedgel et al 2013, Costa-Font et al 2015, but also in decisions between main budget classes (Blomquist et al 2004, Koford 2009, Kerr et al 2010 or specific programmes in several sectors (Ozdemir et al 2016). In environmental or natural resource decisions, budget allocation experiments have been rare.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Contingent allocation of the agri-food budget: comparison of farmer and non-farmer preferences

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Liski

Tienhaara

et al. 2022

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Agricultural production faces diverse and often conflicting expectations, such as considerations related to environmental protection, food security and risk management, as well as strengthening the profitability and competitiveness of domestic production. In this study, we applied the contingent allocation method to a national agricultural budget to analyse the preferences of farmers and other citizens for allocating budget funds. Survey data collected from 2014 citizens and 518 farmers were used in compositional data analysis where it is considered that each spending decision bears an opportunity cost, and the decision maker faces trade-offs across budget priorities. The allocations of farmers and non-farmers were found to differ considerably. Farmers emphasized agricultural income and the economic resilience of farms as well as the self-sufficiency in food production and soil conditions. Non-farmers emphasized environmental public goods. The allocations were used to form compositional respondent clusters. The first cluster emphasised multiple objectives for agricultural policy, whereas the second cluster was clearly production oriented and the third cluster environmentally oriented. The results highlight the differences between farmers and non-farmers challenging the planning of legitimate agricultural policy.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Contingent allocation of the agri-food budget: comparison of farmer and non-farmer preferences

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Tienhaara

et al. 2022

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“…The third group of variables is dedicated to socioeconomic characteristics, namely age, gender, social class, education level, religion, living with a partner and living with children. These variables are usually considered by welfare economics to influence individuals' utility (approximated here with the allocation) for a given item (here a given government function) (Kerr et al , 2010).…”

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Allocating government budgets according to citizen preferences: a cross-national survey

Soguel

Caperchione

Cohen

2020

JPBAFM

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PurposeThe goal of this exploratory study was to investigate if, when asked to state their preferences for the allocation of public monies toward broad governmental functions, individuals state them at random or if their choice follows some rational pattern that can be traced using explanatory variables.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents the results of a survey conducted in Greece, Italy and Switzerland where the contingent allocation method was applied to a hypothetical allocation scenario of public monies to the functions of the government.FindingsFindings based on 428 answers revealed that individuals were able to state their preferences for the various functions of the government as well as discriminate between the relative utility of each task and that the country context and personal characteristics significantly influence the respondents' allocations.Originality/valueFrom a policy perspective, understanding citizen preferences in budget allocation may help governments rationalize the spending of public money.

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Evaluation of environmental actions by local citizens – a choice modeling application

Guimarães

Nunes

Rodrigues

et al. 2021

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Little is known about citizens' judgment of nature conservation actions financed by public funds. The present work contributes to this topic with empirical evidence coming from a Choice Modeling (CM) study designed in an innovative mode. Using the participatory budget format, a CM exercise elicited respondents' choice between the allocation of public funds for nature conservation actions versus other actions (e.g. social or economic interventions). The case study comprises an EU-LIFE project managed by a Portuguese municipality. Results highlight the importance of awareness of and accessibility to environmental goods, as those that are more willing to pay use the area for leisure activities and have a greater knowledge about it. In addition, we suggest that CM can be used as a tool to uncover citizens' preferences regarding public budget allocation which can contribute to a democratization of decision making at this level.

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Choice experiment assessment of public expenditure preferences

Cited by 3 publications

References 30 publications

Contingent allocation of the agri-food budget: comparison of farmer and non-farmer preferences

Contingent allocation of the agri-food budget: comparison of farmer and non-farmer preferences

Allocating government budgets according to citizen preferences: a cross-national survey

Evaluation of environmental actions by local citizens – a choice modeling application

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