Eide, Erling - In: Public Finance = Finances publiques 53 (1998) 3-4, pp. 296-311
In this paper the theory of rank-dependent expected utility (RDEU) is substituted for the theory of expected utility (EU) in a model of optimal provision of public goods. The substitution generalizes the Samuelson rule, previously modified to include deadweight loss and tax evasion loss. Under...