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Michael Vlassopoulos - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • racial discrimination in Local Public Services a field experiment in the united states
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019
    Co-Authors: Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin, Michael Vlassopoulos
    Abstract:

    We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to Public Services in the United States. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to more than 19,000 Local Public service providers. We find that emails from putatively black senders are almost 4 percentage points less likely to receive an answer compared to emails signed with a white-sounding name. Moreover, responses to queries coming from black names are less likely to have a cordial tone. Further tests suggest that the differential in the likelihood of answering is due to animus toward blacks rather than inferring socioeconomic status from race. Finally, we show that attitudes toward the government among blacks are more negative in states with higher discrimination.

  • racial discrimination in Local Public Services a field experiment in the us
    BEMPS - Bozen Economics & Management Paper Series, 2016
    Co-Authors: Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin, Michael Vlassopoulos
    Abstract:

    Discrimination in access to Public Services can act as a major obstacle towards addressing racial inequality. We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to a wide spectrum of Public Services in the US. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to more than 19,000 Local Public service providers. We find that emails are less likely to receive a response if signed by a black-sounding name compared to a white-sounding name. Given a response rate of 72% for white senders, emails from putatively black senders are almost 4 percentage points less likely to receive an answer. We also find that responses to queries coming from black names are less likely to have a cordial tone. Further tests suggest that the differential in the likelihood of answering is due to animus towards blacks rather than inferring socioeconomic status from race.

  • racial discrimination in Local Public Services a field experiment in the us
    Research Papers in Economics, 2015
    Co-Authors: Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin, Michael Vlassopoulos
    Abstract:

    Discrimination in access to Public Services can act as a major obstacle towards addressing racial inequality. We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to a wide spectrum of Public Services in the US. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to more than 19,000 Local Public service providers. We find that emails are less likely to receive a response if signed by a black-sounding name compared to a white-sounding name. Given a response rate of 72% for white senders, emails from putatively black senders are almost 4 percentage points less likely to receive an answer. We also find that responses to queries coming from black names are less likely to have a cordial tone. Further tests demonstrate that the differential in the likelihood of answering is due to animus towards blacks rather than inferring socioeconomic status from race.

Albert Soleolle - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • does urban sprawl increase the costs of providing Local Public Services evidence from spanish municipalities
    Urban Studies, 2010
    Co-Authors: Albert Soleolle, Miriam Hortasrico
    Abstract:

    This paper examines the impact of urban sprawl, a phenomenon of particular interest in Spain, which is currently experiencing this process of rapid, low-density urban expansion. Many adverse consequences are attributed to urban sprawl (e.g., traffic congestion, air pollution and social segregation), though here we are concerned primarily with the rising costs of providing Local Public Services. Our initial aim is to develop an accurate measure of urban sprawl so that we might empirically test its impact on municipal budgets. Then, we undertake an empirical analysis using a cross-sectional data set of 2,500 Spanish municipalities for the year 2003 and a piecewise linear function to account for the potentially nonlinear relationship between sprawl and Local costs. The estimations derived from the expenditure equations for both aggregate and six disaggregated spending categories indicate that low-density development patterns lead to greater provision costs of Local Public Services.

Fabio Monteduro - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Public private versus Public ownership and economic performance evidence from italian Local utilities
    Journal of Management & Governance, 2014
    Co-Authors: Fabio Monteduro
    Abstract:

    In the last century Local Public Services have often been reformed. The declared outcome of the most recent reforms is the privatization and liberalization of the sector. However, in almost all European countries, the privatization of Local Public Services has been only partial, because Local governments have sought to privatise a minority stake in the Public owned-companies, while remaining committed to retaining Public ownership and control over the longer-term as a means of protecting Public interest. The phenomenon of mixed Public–private companies emerged as a result of this process. In this context, the article investigates whether differences in financial performance can be found between Public–private companies and totally Public-owned enterprises. Empirical quantitative studies on this particular topic are quite lacking at the moment. The present study tries to fill this gap through an empirical analysis on a sample of 623 Italian Local utilities. The results of the study suggest that there are differences in economic performance between Local utility companies with varying degrees of Public ownership. In particular, Public–private utilities show better economic performance than Publicly owned firms, especially in terms of profitability. The results also seem to suggest that the majority private ownership is not necessary for better performance. In other terms, Public–private partnership—and not private majority ownership—seems to be the key point for good performance.

Corrado Giulietti - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • racial discrimination in Local Public Services a field experiment in the united states
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019
    Co-Authors: Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin, Michael Vlassopoulos
    Abstract:

    We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to Public Services in the United States. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to more than 19,000 Local Public service providers. We find that emails from putatively black senders are almost 4 percentage points less likely to receive an answer compared to emails signed with a white-sounding name. Moreover, responses to queries coming from black names are less likely to have a cordial tone. Further tests suggest that the differential in the likelihood of answering is due to animus toward blacks rather than inferring socioeconomic status from race. Finally, we show that attitudes toward the government among blacks are more negative in states with higher discrimination.

  • racial discrimination in Local Public Services a field experiment in the us
    BEMPS - Bozen Economics & Management Paper Series, 2016
    Co-Authors: Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin, Michael Vlassopoulos
    Abstract:

    Discrimination in access to Public Services can act as a major obstacle towards addressing racial inequality. We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to a wide spectrum of Public Services in the US. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to more than 19,000 Local Public service providers. We find that emails are less likely to receive a response if signed by a black-sounding name compared to a white-sounding name. Given a response rate of 72% for white senders, emails from putatively black senders are almost 4 percentage points less likely to receive an answer. We also find that responses to queries coming from black names are less likely to have a cordial tone. Further tests suggest that the differential in the likelihood of answering is due to animus towards blacks rather than inferring socioeconomic status from race.

  • racial discrimination in Local Public Services a field experiment in the us
    Research Papers in Economics, 2015
    Co-Authors: Corrado Giulietti, Mirco Tonin, Michael Vlassopoulos
    Abstract:

    Discrimination in access to Public Services can act as a major obstacle towards addressing racial inequality. We examine whether racial discrimination exists in access to a wide spectrum of Public Services in the US. We carry out an email correspondence study in which we pose simple queries to more than 19,000 Local Public service providers. We find that emails are less likely to receive a response if signed by a black-sounding name compared to a white-sounding name. Given a response rate of 72% for white senders, emails from putatively black senders are almost 4 percentage points less likely to receive an answer. We also find that responses to queries coming from black names are less likely to have a cordial tone. Further tests demonstrate that the differential in the likelihood of answering is due to animus towards blacks rather than inferring socioeconomic status from race.

Soren T Anderson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • private markets contracts and government provision what explains the organization of Local waste and recycling markets
    Urban Affairs Review, 2005
    Co-Authors: Margaret Walls, Molly Macauley, Soren T Anderson
    Abstract:

    The authors study determinants of market organization of Local Public Services by an examination of one of the most visible Services, residential waste management. Using a multinomial logit model and data for 1,000 U.S. communities, the authors explore the effects of political influence, voter ideology, environmental constraints, production costs, and contracting transaction costs on a community’s choice of service delivery options. They find that costs are significant in explaining communities’ choices. In contrast, few of the political variables are statistically significant. These results hold for both waste and recycling, providing further evidence that Local governments emphasize costs when choosing between private and Public provision.

  • the organization of Local solid waste and recycling markets Public and private provision of Services
    2003
    Co-Authors: Margaret Walls, Molly K Macauley, Soren T Anderson
    Abstract:

    We study determinants of market organization of Local Public Services by an empiricalexamination of one of the most visible municipal Services, residential waste management. Usinga multinomial logit model and data for 1,000 U.S. communities, we explore the effect of politicalinfluence, voter ideology, environmental constraints, production costs (i.e., “economies ofdensity”), and contracting transaction costs on a community’s choice of market arrangement forwaste collection and recycling. We find that cost factors are a significant determinant of servicedelivery method. In contrast, few of the political variables are statistically significant. Theseresults hold for our models of both waste and recycling, lending further evidence to theconclusion that Local governments emphasize costs when choosing between private and Publicprovision.