Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/257223 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Economies [ISSN:] 2227-7099 [Volume:] 9 [Issue:] 2 [Article No.:] 65 [Publisher:] MDPI [Place:] Basel [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 1-9
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
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 the state's trauma care centers. This paper examines voter support for the referendum across counties and finds (1) that counties located near trauma centers in neighboring states had significantly lower support for the amendment and (2) that counties already having trauma centers had higher support for the amendment. These results are, respectively, consistent with free-riding and rent-seeking on the part of voters.
Subjects: 
free-riding
referendum
rent seeking
trauma center
JEL: 
D72
H75
I18
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Document Type: 
Article

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