Charles Tiebout
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Charles Mills Tiebout was an economist
and geographer
most known for his development of the Tiebout model
, which suggested that there were actually non-political solutions to the free rider problem
in local governance. Graduated Wesleyan University
in 1950, received PhD in economics in University of Michigan
in 1957. He was Professor of Economics and Geography at the University of Washington
. He died suddenly on January 16, 1968, at age 43.
Tiebout is frequently associated with the concept of feet voting, that is, physically moving to another jurisdiction where policies are closer to one's ideologies, instead of voting to change a government and/or their policies.
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
and geographer
Geographer
A geographer is a scholar whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society.Although geographers are historically known as people who make maps, map making is actually the field of study of cartography, a subset of geography...
most known for his development of the Tiebout model
Tiebout model
The Tiebout model, also known as Tiebout sorting, Tiebout migration, or Tiebout hypothesis, is a positive political theory model first described by economist Charles Tiebout in his article "A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures"...
, which suggested that there were actually non-political solutions to the free rider problem
Free rider problem
In economics, collective bargaining, psychology, and political science, a free rider is someone who consumes a resource without paying for it, or pays less than the full cost. The free rider problem is the question of how to limit free riding...
in local governance. Graduated Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
in 1950, received PhD in economics in University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in 1957. He was Professor of Economics and Geography at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
. He died suddenly on January 16, 1968, at age 43.
Tiebout is frequently associated with the concept of feet voting, that is, physically moving to another jurisdiction where policies are closer to one's ideologies, instead of voting to change a government and/or their policies.
Major publications
- Tiebout, C. A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures // The Journal of Political Economy. — 1956. — Vol.64. — #5. — P. 416—424.
- Tiebout, C. Exports and Regional Economic Growth // The Journal of Political Economy. — 1956. — Vol. 64. — No. 2. — P. 160-164.
- Tiebout, C. Community Income Multipliers: A Population Growth Model // Journal of Regional Science. — 1960. — No. 2(1) — P. 75.
- Tiebout, C. An Economic Theory of Fiscal Decentralization / In: NBER, Public Finances, Needs, Sources and Utilization. — Princeton (Univ.Press), 1961. — P.79-96.
- Tiebout, C., Hansen, W.L. An Intersectoral Flows Analysis of the California Economy // The Review of Economics and Statistics. 1963. — Vol. 45. — No. 4. — P. 409-418.