Empirical investigations and their normative interpretations: A reply to Barnett and Block

被引：10

作者：

Bertrand, Elodie ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Lille, EQUIPPE, F-59383 Dunkerque 1, France

[2] Univ Littoral Cote dOpale, F-59383 Dunkerque 1, France

来源：

PUBLIC CHOICE | 2009年 / 140卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

Public goods; Lighthouse; Coase; Empirical studies; LIGHTHOUSE;

D O I：

10.1007/s11127-009-9437-8

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Barnett and Block (Public Choice 140(1-2):1-13, 2009) disagree with some of the points put forward in an empirical study on the pre-1836 English lighthouse system (Cambridge Journal of Economics 30(3):389-502, 2006). They claim first that some private lighthouses were built and maintained for charitable purposes, which in fact does not refute my argument. Second, they misrepresent my empirical analysis, to make it ideological, which they thereafter intend to refute by contradictory ideological assertions. They finally change the evaluation criteria: The efficiency criterion is no longer used and liberty is taken as the ultimate goal.

引用

页码：15 / 20

页数：6

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