Application of a Microeconomic Approach for Explanation of Citizen Participation in Open Government

Autores
Alderete, Maria Veronica
Año de publicación
2023
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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
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CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
UTILITY FUNCTION
SOCIAL GOODS
SHARING ECONOMY
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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
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
UTILITY FUNCTION
SOCIAL GOODS
SHARING ECONOMY
topic CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
UTILITY FUNCTION
SOCIAL GOODS
SHARING ECONOMY
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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
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