On the Measurement of Benefits in an Urban Context: Some General Equilibrium Issues
21 Pages Posted: 19 Jun 2004 Last revised: 8 Sep 2014
Date Written: November 1975
Abstract
The validity of using local market data to measure the benefits associated with policies adopted in an urban area is investigated .It is shown that the rest of the world is affected by taxing decisions undertaken in a single urban area, so that local data cannot perfectly measure the welfare effects of a policy change. Specifically, the fact that the willingness to pay for a tax increase is positive in the rest of the world suggests that cost-benefit analyses which do not account for the rest of the world may be biased.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Courant, Paul N. and Rubinfeld, Daniel L., On the Measurement of Benefits in an Urban Context: Some General Equilibrium Issues (November 1975). NBER Working Paper No. w0114, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=260304
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