Handbook of Public Economics

Volume 1
Herausgeber: Feldstein, Martin; Auerbach, A J

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Contains eight essays on various topics in public economics. This handbook begins with an historical perspective on the growth of the area and focuses on the theory and evidence about the impact of taxation on economic behavior. It surveys the field of public economics by those actually doing work on the frontier of the subject.

Produktdetails

• Handbook of Public Economics
• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Technology
• Seitenzahl: 483
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 1985
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 168mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1050g
• ISBN-13: 9780444876126
• ISBN-10: 044487612X
• Artikelnr.: 22454327

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction (A. Auerbach, M. Feldstein). A brief history of fiscal
doctrine (R.A. Musgrave). The theory of excess burden and optimal taxation
(A.J. Auerbach). Public sector pricing (D. Bos). Taxes and labor supply
(J.A. Hausman). The effects of taxation on savings and risk-taking (A.
Sandmo). Tax policy in open economies (A. Dixit). Housing subsidies:
Effects on housing decisions, efficiency and equity (H.S. Rosen). The
taxation of natural resources (T. Heaps and J.F. Helliwell).