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| dc.title | Social Preferences for Public Provision of Services: Experimental Evidence from Latin America |
| dc.contributor.author | Bejarano, Hernan |
| dc.contributor.author | Busso, Matías |
| dc.contributor.author | Santos, Juan Francisco |
| dc.contributor.orgunit | Department of Research and Chief Economist |
| dc.coverage | Latin America |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-14T00:01:00 |
| dc.date.issue | 2026-01-14T00:01:00 |
| dc.description.abstract | We study how individuals in six Latin American countries value public versus private provision of education and healthcare using a survey experiment. Respondents were randomly assigned to vignettes that vary income, service quality, and provider type. Perceived quality is the main driver of choices: the probability of selecting a private provider roughly doubles when public quality falls from 80 to 20 percent, while income has a smaller effect. Higher institutional trust lowers the likelihood of switching to private providers but does not affect willingness to pay once individuals choose private provision. The multi-country design supports external validity and reveals similar behavioral responses across contexts. The results show that improving service quality and rebuilding institutional trust can reduce reliance on private provision. |
| dc.format.extent | 18 |
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013905 |
| dc.identifier.url | https://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Social-Preferences-for-Public-Provision-of-Services-Experimental-Evidence-from-Latin-America.pdf |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.publisher | Inter-American Development Bank |
| dc.subject | Health Facilities |
| dc.subject | Public Service Delivery |
| dc.subject | Private Sector |
| dc.subject | Willingness to Pay |
| dc.subject | Income Distribution |
| dc.subject | Educational Service |
| dc.subject | Political Trust |
| dc.subject | Education |
| dc.subject | Trust |
| dc.subject.jelcode | D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis |
| dc.subject.jelcode | H42 - Publicly Provided Private Goods |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I21 - Analysis of Education |
| dc.subject.jelcode | I18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health |
| dc.subject.jelcode | O54 - Latin America • Caribbean |
| dc.subject.keywords | Stated Preferences;willingness to pay;Public versus Private Provision;service quality |
| dc.type | Working Papers |
| idb.identifier.pubnumber | IDB-WP-01775 |
| idb.operation | RG-K1415 |