Proposed non-linear relation between satisfaction with government performance and co-production: an initial empirical test

摘要

This study attempted to estimate a new descriptive model that integrated the elements of the expectancy-disconfirmation model and the prospect theory framework and examined the linear and non-linear relations between citizen satisfaction with public services and co-production. Based on the 2014 data on U.S. citizens, the results proposed that citizens who are not dissatisfied were more likely to participate in its co-production. This study found that citizen satisfaction shows quadratic patterns of increases with decreasing rates of participation in co-production. The limitation of the data and models used in this study were further discussed for cautious interpretations of the results.