SOCIAL RETURNS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES: THE CASE OF STATISTICAL REPORTING OF U.S. FARM COMMODITIES

Yujiro Hayami and Willis L. Peterson

No 13711, Staff Papers from University of Minnesota, Department of Applied Economics

Abstract: The collection and reporting of information bearing upon decision making in both the public and private sectors are considered to be important functions of government. In this study, we attempt to develop a theoretical framework for estimating the social returns to government expenditures on such public information services.

Keywords: Public; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28
Date: 1970
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.13711

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