We suggest a probabilistic voting model where voters’ preferences for alternative public goods display habit formation. Current policies determine habit levels and in turn the future preferences of the voters. This allows the incumbent to act strategically in order to influence the probability...

The current and ongoing economic environment in Australia is uncertain and challenging. The Australian economy is suffering from a general decline in economic outlook both in the short and medium term. The current economic climate of wildly fluctuating values and returns poses the question of...

Improving the performance of public sector is the goal that is high on the policy agenda in almost all industrialized countries. Policy makers in individual countries are increasingly aware of the need to know how they are doing relative to the competition. But, the measuring public performance...