Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government
- Autores
- Alderete, Maria Veronica
- Año de publicación
- 2023
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- The digital economy and the sharing economy have changed the role citizens may acquire in society. Citizens can perform at least two roles from the open government perspective: on the one hand, they can be passive users/demanders of information and, on the other hand, they can provide or produce the information in an active manner. The objective of this paper is to offer a theoretical model to explain citizens’ incentives to participate in open government projects. Which is the opportunity cost of participation for the citizen? Which are the drivers of the preferences for the social good? This model is based on the utility function and consumption theory. We complement the theoretical framework with an exploratory–descriptive analysis based on a case study’s primary data about citizen participation. In democracy projects where citizens actively collaborate and could earn monetary gains or become entrepreneurs, the opportunity cost of participation is lower than in a passive type and the amount of the social good depends on the preferences. Preferences for social goods are related to community experiences and e-government and they also affect the decision to participate. Very few studies in the field of open government have pretended to explain citizens’ participation by using microeconomic foundations.
Fil: Alderete, Maria Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur; Argentina - Materia
-
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
UTILITY FUNCTION
SOCIAL GOODS
SHARING ECONOMY - Nivel de accesibilidad
- acceso abierto
- Condiciones de uso
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/
- Repositorio
- Institución
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
- OAI Identificador
- oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/243496
Ver los metadatos del registro completo
id |
CONICETDig_9616416c1d8753890a9925e0fca634a1 |
---|---|
oai_identifier_str |
oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/243496 |
network_acronym_str |
CONICETDig |
repository_id_str |
3498 |
network_name_str |
CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
spelling |
Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open GovernmentAlderete, Maria VeronicaCITIZEN PARTICIPATIONUTILITY FUNCTIONSOCIAL GOODSSHARING ECONOMYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5The digital economy and the sharing economy have changed the role citizens may acquire in society. Citizens can perform at least two roles from the open government perspective: on the one hand, they can be passive users/demanders of information and, on the other hand, they can provide or produce the information in an active manner. The objective of this paper is to offer a theoretical model to explain citizens’ incentives to participate in open government projects. Which is the opportunity cost of participation for the citizen? Which are the drivers of the preferences for the social good? This model is based on the utility function and consumption theory. We complement the theoretical framework with an exploratory–descriptive analysis based on a case study’s primary data about citizen participation. In democracy projects where citizens actively collaborate and could earn monetary gains or become entrepreneurs, the opportunity cost of participation is lower than in a passive type and the amount of the social good depends on the preferences. Preferences for social goods are related to community experiences and e-government and they also affect the decision to participate. Very few studies in the field of open government have pretended to explain citizens’ participation by using microeconomic foundations.Fil: Alderete, Maria Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur; ArgentinaMDPI2023-12-29info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/243496Alderete, Maria Veronica; Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government; MDPI; Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research; 19; 1; 29-12-2023; 40-530718-1876CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/jtaer19010003info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/0718-1876/19/1/3info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:50:40Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/243496instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:50:41.011CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv |
Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government |
title |
Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government |
spellingShingle |
Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government Alderete, Maria Veronica CITIZEN PARTICIPATION UTILITY FUNCTION SOCIAL GOODS SHARING ECONOMY |
title_short |
Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government |
title_full |
Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government |
title_fullStr |
Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government |
title_full_unstemmed |
Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government |
title_sort |
Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government |
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv |
Alderete, Maria Veronica |
author |
Alderete, Maria Veronica |
author_facet |
Alderete, Maria Veronica |
author_role |
author |
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv |
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION UTILITY FUNCTION SOCIAL GOODS SHARING ECONOMY |
topic |
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION UTILITY FUNCTION SOCIAL GOODS SHARING ECONOMY |
purl_subject.fl_str_mv |
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.2 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5 |
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv |
The digital economy and the sharing economy have changed the role citizens may acquire in society. Citizens can perform at least two roles from the open government perspective: on the one hand, they can be passive users/demanders of information and, on the other hand, they can provide or produce the information in an active manner. The objective of this paper is to offer a theoretical model to explain citizens’ incentives to participate in open government projects. Which is the opportunity cost of participation for the citizen? Which are the drivers of the preferences for the social good? This model is based on the utility function and consumption theory. We complement the theoretical framework with an exploratory–descriptive analysis based on a case study’s primary data about citizen participation. In democracy projects where citizens actively collaborate and could earn monetary gains or become entrepreneurs, the opportunity cost of participation is lower than in a passive type and the amount of the social good depends on the preferences. Preferences for social goods are related to community experiences and e-government and they also affect the decision to participate. Very few studies in the field of open government have pretended to explain citizens’ participation by using microeconomic foundations. Fil: Alderete, Maria Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Economía. Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales del Sur; Argentina |
description |
The digital economy and the sharing economy have changed the role citizens may acquire in society. Citizens can perform at least two roles from the open government perspective: on the one hand, they can be passive users/demanders of information and, on the other hand, they can provide or produce the information in an active manner. The objective of this paper is to offer a theoretical model to explain citizens’ incentives to participate in open government projects. Which is the opportunity cost of participation for the citizen? Which are the drivers of the preferences for the social good? This model is based on the utility function and consumption theory. We complement the theoretical framework with an exploratory–descriptive analysis based on a case study’s primary data about citizen participation. In democracy projects where citizens actively collaborate and could earn monetary gains or become entrepreneurs, the opportunity cost of participation is lower than in a passive type and the amount of the social good depends on the preferences. Preferences for social goods are related to community experiences and e-government and they also affect the decision to participate. Very few studies in the field of open government have pretended to explain citizens’ participation by using microeconomic foundations. |
publishDate |
2023 |
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv |
2023-12-29 |
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 info:ar-repo/semantics/articulo |
format |
article |
status_str |
publishedVersion |
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv |
http://hdl.handle.net/11336/243496 Alderete, Maria Veronica; Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government; MDPI; Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research; 19; 1; 29-12-2023; 40-53 0718-1876 CONICET Digital CONICET |
url |
http://hdl.handle.net/11336/243496 |
identifier_str_mv |
Alderete, Maria Veronica; Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government; MDPI; Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research; 19; 1; 29-12-2023; 40-53 0718-1876 CONICET Digital CONICET |
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv |
eng |
language |
eng |
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/jtaer19010003 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/0718-1876/19/1/3 |
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/ |
eu_rights_str_mv |
openAccess |
rights_invalid_str_mv |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/ |
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv |
application/pdf application/pdf |
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
MDPI |
publisher.none.fl_str_mv |
MDPI |
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv |
reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET) instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
reponame_str |
CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
collection |
CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
instname_str |
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
repository.name.fl_str_mv |
CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
repository.mail.fl_str_mv |
dasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.ar |
_version_ |
1844613561565839360 |
score |
13.070432 |