Lectures on public economics

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Atkinson, Anthony B.

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9780691166414

9781400866250

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Atkinson, Anthony B.

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1 online resource (563 pages)

Contents:

Lectures on public economics -- Contents -- Introduction -- Preface -- Introductory Note to the 1980 Edition -- PART ONE. THE ANALYSIS OF POLICY -- Lecture One. Introduction: Public Economics -- Lecture Two Household Decisions, Income Taxation, and Labour Supply -- Lecture Three. Taxation, Savings, and Decisions over Time -- Lecture Four. Taxation and Risk-Taking -- Lecture Five. Taxation and the Firm -- Lecture Six. Tax Incidence: Simple Competitive Equilibrium Model -- Lecture Seven. Tax Incidence: Departures from the Standard Model -- Lecture Eight. Taxation and Debt in a Growing Economy -- Lecture Nine. Distributional Effect of Taxation and Public Expenditure -- Lecture Ten. Theories of the State and Public Economics -- PART TWO. THE DESIGN OF POLICY -- Lecture Eleven. Introduction to Part Two: Normative Analysis -- Lecture Twelve. The Structure of Indirect Taxation -- Lecture Thirteen. The Structure of Income Taxation -- Lecture Fourteen. A More General Treatment of the Optimal Tax Problem -- Lecture Fifteen. Public Sector Pricing and Production -- Lecture Sixteen. Public Goods and Publicly Provided Private Goods -- Lecture Seventeen. Local Public Goods -- Lecture Eighteen. Public Economics: Theory and Policy -- Bibliography -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Abstract:

This classic introduction to public finance remains the best advanced-level textbook on the subject ever written. First published in 1980, Lectures on Public Economics still tops reading lists at many leading universities despite the fact that the book has been out of print for years. This new edition makes it readily available again to a new generation of students and practitioners in public economics. The lectures presented here examine the behavioral responses of households and firms to tax changes. Topics include the effects of taxation on labor supply, savings, risk-taking, the firm, debt, and economic growth. The book then delves into normative questions such as the design of tax systems, optimal taxation, public sector pricing, and public goods, including local public goods. Written by two of the world’s preeminent economists, this edition of Lectures on Public Economics features a new introduction by Anthony Atkinson and Joseph Stiglitz that discusses the latest developments in the field and areas for future research. The definitive advanced-level textbook on public economics Examines the effects of taxation on households and firms Covers tax system design, optimal taxation, public sector pricing, and more Includes suggestions for further reading Additional resources available online

Konu Terimleri:

Finance, Public.

Welfare economics.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / Taxation.

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy.

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Electronic books.

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Stiglitz, Joseph E.,

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https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/PUPB0009428.html

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The definitive textbook on public finance--now back in print for the first time in years

This classic introduction to public finance remains the best advanced-level textbook on the subject ever written. First published in 1980, Lectures on Public Economics still tops reading lists at many leading universities despite the fact that the book has been out of print for years. This new edition makes it readily available again to a new generation of students and practitioners in public economics.

The lectures presented here examine the behavioral responses of households and firms to tax changes. Topics include the effects of taxation on labor supply, savings, risk-taking, the firm, debt, and economic growth. The book then delves into normative questions such as the design of tax systems, optimal taxation, public sector pricing, and public goods, including local public goods.

Written by two of the world's preeminent economists, this edition of Lectures on Public Economics features a new introduction by Anthony Atkinson and Joseph Stiglitz that discusses the latest developments in the field and areas for future research.

The definitive advanced-level textbook on public economics Examines the effects of taxation on households and firms Covers tax system design, optimal taxation, public sector pricing, and more Includes suggestions for further reading Additional resources available online

Author Notes

Joseph Stiglitz is professor of economics at Columbia University.

Introduction	p. xi
Preface	p. xxvii
Introductory Note to the 1980 Edition	p. xxix
Part 1 The Analysis of Policy
Lecture 1 Introduction: Public Economics	p. 3
1-1 Introduction	p. 3
1-2 Role of the Government	p. 4
1-3 Guide to the Lectures	p. 8
Note: The Public SectorùStatistical Background	p. 12
Lecture 2 Household Decisions, Income Taxation, and Labour Supply	p. 19
2-1 Introduction	p. 19
2-2 Income Taxation and Labour Supply	p. 26
2-3 Broader Models of Labour Supply	p. 36
2-4 Empirical Evidence on Labour Supply	p. 40
2-5 Concluding Comments	p. 47
Note on the Expenditure Function	p. 48
Reading	p. 50
Lecture 3 Taxation, Savings, and Decisions over Time	p. 51
3-1 Intertemporal Decisions and Taxation	p. 51
3-2 The Basic Intertemporal Model	p. 56
3-3 Developments of the Model and Alternative Views	p. 66
3-4 Empirical Evidence-Taxation and the Interest Elasticity of Savings	p. 74
3-5 Concluding Comments	p. 77
Reading	p. 78
Lecture 4 Taxation and Risk-Taking	p. 79
4-1 Risk-Taking and Portfolio Allocation	p. 79
4-2 Effects of Taxation	p. 85
4-3 Special Provisions of the Tax System	p. 91
4-4 Generalization of Results	p. 96
4-5 Concluding Comments	p. 102
Note on Risk Aversion	p. 103
Reading	p. 104
Lecture 5 Taxation and the Firm	p. 105
5-1 Taxes and the Firm	p. 105
5-2 Corporation Tax and the Cost of Capital	p. 108
5-3 Taxation and Investment	p. 117
5-4 A Wider View of Investment	p. 123
5-5 Empirical Investigation of Taxation and Investment	p. 127
5-6 Concluding Comments	p. 130
Reading	p. 131
Lecture 6 Tax Incidence: Simple Competitive Equilibrium Model	p. 132
6-1 Introduction: Tax Incidence	p. 132
6-2 Static Two-Sector Model	p. 136
6-3 Incidence of Corporation Tax	p. 142
6-4 General Tax Incidence	p. 147
6-5 Incidence in a Two-Class Economy	p. 155
6-6 Numerical Applications of the Model	p. 159
6-7 Concluding Comments	p. 163
Note on the Cost Function	p. 164
Reading	p. 165
Lecture 7 Tax Incidence: Departures from the Standard Model	p. 166
7-1 Introduction	p. 166
7-2 Market Imperfections	p. 167
7-3 Monopolistic Competition	p. 172
7-4 Structure of Production	p. 180
7-5 Non-Market-Clearing	p. 184
7-6 Concluding Comments	p. 188
Reading	p. 188
Lecture 8 Taxation and Debt in a Growing Economy	p. 189
8-1 Introduction	p. 189
8-2 An Aggregate Model of Equilibrium Growth	p. 191
8-3 Growth and Taxation	p. 197
8-4 Taxation in a Life-Cycle Model	p. 202
8-5 Burden of the National Debt	p. 208
8-6 Concluding Comments	p. 214
Reading	p. 215
Lecture 9 Distributional Effect of Taxation and Public Expenditure	p. 216
9-1 Taxation, Spending, and Redistribution	p. 216
9-2 Modelling the Distribution of Income	p. 222
9-3 Distributional Incidence	p. 231
9-4 Empirical Studies of the Redistribute Impact of the Government Budget	p. 235
9-5 Concluding Comments	p. 244
Reading	p. 245
Lecture 10 Theories of the State and Public Economics	p. 246
10-1 Introduction	p. 246
10-2 Voting and Decisions	p. 250
10-3 Administration and Bureaucracies	p. 259
10-4 Power, Interest Groups, and Marxist Theories	p. 263
10-5 Empirical Studies of Public Expenditure	p. 268
Reading	p. 274
Part 2 The Design of Policy
Lecture 11 Introduction to Part Two: Normative Analysis	p. 277
11-1 Introduction	p. 277
11-2 Normative Theories of the State	p. 279
11-3 Pareto Efficiency and Welfare Economics	p. 285
11-4 Standard Public Finance Objectives	p. 291
11-5 Range of Government Instruments	p. 296
Note on the Measurement of Income Inequality	p. 302
Reading	p. 303
Lecture 12 The Structure of Indirect Taxation	p. 304
12-1 Introduction	p. 304
12-2 The Ramsey Tax Problem	p. 308
12-3 Application of the Ramsey Results	p. 313
12-4 Partial Welfare Improvements and Tax Reform	p. 318
12-5 Optimal Taxation in a Many-Person Economy	p. 322
12-6 Concluding Comments	p. 327
Reading	p. 327
Lecture 13 The Structure of Income Taxation	p. 328
13-1 Introduction	p. 328
13-2 A Simple Model	p. 331
13-3 Linear Income Tax	p. 338
13-4 General Income Tax	p. 343
13-5 Concluding Comments	p. 352
Reading	p. 353
Lecture 14 A More General Treatment of the Optimal Tax Problem	p. 354
14-1 Introduction	p. 354
14-2 Indirect Taxes and Linear Direct Taxation	p. 357
14-3 Nonlinear Tax Schedules and Tax Exemptions	p. 364
14-4 Taxation of Savings	p. 370
14-5 Externalities in Consumption and Corrective Taxes	p. 378
14-6 Concluding Comments	p. 381
Reading	p. 382
Lecture 15 Public Sector Pricing and Production	p. 383
15-1 Introduction	p. 383
15-2 Departures from Marginal Cost Pricing	p. 386
15-3 Choice of Technique and Production Efficiency	p. 394
15-4 Cost-Benefit Analysis and Social Rate of Discount	p. 398
15-5 Concluding Comments	p. 402
Reading	p. 403
Lecture 16 Public Goods and Publicly Provided Private Goods	p. 404
16-1 Introduction	p. 404
16-2 Optimum Provision of Pure Public GoodsùEfficiency	p. 408
16-3 Optimum Provision of Pure Public GoodsùDistribution	p. 415
16-4 Publicly Provided Private Goods	p. 417
16-5 Equilibrium Levels of Public Expenditure	p. 424
16-6 Revelation of Preferences	p. 430
Reading	p. 434
Lecture 17 Local Public Goods	p. 435
17-1 Introduction	p. 435
17-2 Optimum Provision of Local Public Goods	p. 437
17-3 Market Equilibria and Optimality: Identical Individuals	p. 446
17-4 Market Equilibria and Optimality: Heterogeneous Individuals	p. 452
17-5 Fiscal Federalism	p. 461
Reading	p. 465
Lecture 18 Public Economics: Theory and Policy	p. 466
18-1 On the Sources of Disagreement in Policy Analysis	p. 466
18-2 Thinking about Policy: Taxation	p. 470
18-3 Thinking about Policy: Expenditures	p. 476
18-4 Policy Reform and Political Economy	p. 479
Bibliography	p. 481
Author Index	p. 509
Subject Index	p. 513

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