دانلود کتاب Lectures on Public Economics: Updated Edition

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Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Preface
Introductory Note to the 1980 Edition
PART ONE THE ANALYSIS OF POLICY
Lecture 1 Introduction: Public Economics
1–1 Introduction
1–2 Role of the Government
1–3 Guide to the Lectures
Note: The Public Sector—Statistical Background
Lecture 2 Household Decisions, Income Taxation, and Labour Supply
2–1 Introduction
2–2 Income Taxation and Labour Supply
2–3 Broader Models of Labour Supply
2–4 Empirical Evidence on Labour Supply
2–5 Concluding Comments
Note on the Expenditure Function
Reading
Lecture 3 Taxation, Savings, and Decisions over Time
3–1 Intertemporal Decisions and Taxation
3–2 The Basic Intertemporal Model
3–3 Developments of the Model and Alternative Views
3–4 Empirical Evidence—Taxation and the Interest Elasticity of Savings
3–5 Concluding Comments
Reading
Lecture 4 Taxation and Risk-Taking
4–1 Risk-Taking and Portfolio Allocation
4–2 Effects of Taxation
4–3 Special Provisions of the Tax System
4–4 Generalization of Results
4–5 Concluding Comments
Note on Risk Aversion
Reading
Lecture 5 Taxation and the Firm
5–1 Taxes and the Firm
5–2 Corporation Tax and the Cost of Capital
5–3 Taxation and Investment
5–4 A Wider View of Investment
5–5 Empirical Investigation of Taxation and Investment
5–6 Concluding Comments
Reading
Lecture 6 Tax Incidence: Simple Competitive Equilibrium Model
6–1 Introduction: Tax Incidence
6–2 Static Two-Sector Model
6–3 Incidence of Corporation Tax
6–4 General Tax Incidence
6–5 Incidence in a Two-Class Economy
6–6 Numerical Applications of the Model
6–7 Concluding Comments
Note on the Cost Function
Reading
Lecture 7 Tax Incidence: Departures from the Standard Model
7–1 Introduction
7–2 Market Imperfections
7–3 Monopolistic Competition
7–4 Structure of Production
7–5 Non-Market-Clearing
7–6 Concluding Comments
Reading
Lecture 8 Taxation and Debt in a Growing Economy
8–1 Introduction
8–2 An Aggregate Model of Equilibrium Growth
8–3 Growth and Taxation
8–4 Taxation in a Life-Cycle Model
8–5 Burden of the National Debt
8–6 Concluding Comments
Reading
Lecture 9 Distributional Effect of Taxation and Public Expenditure
9–1 Taxation, Spending, and Redistribution
9–2 Modelling the Distribution of Income
9–3 Distributional Incidence
9–4 Empirical Studies of the Redistributive Impact of the Government Budget
9–5 Concluding Comments
Reading
Lecture 10 Theories of the State and Public Economics
10–1 Introduction
10–2 Voting and Decisions
10–3 Administration and Bureaucracies
10–4 Power, Interest Groups, and Marxist Theories
10–5 Empirical Studies of Public Expenditure
Reading
PART TWO THE DESIGN OF POLICY
Lecture 11 Introduction to Part Two: Normative Analysis
11–1 Introduction
11–2 Normative Theories of the State
11–3 Pareto Efficiency and Welfare Economics
11–4 Standard Public Finance Objectives
11–5 Range of Government Instruments
Note on the Measurement of Income Inequality
Reading
Lecture 12 The Structure of Indirect Taxation
12–1 Introduction
12–2 The Ramsey Tax Problem
12–3 Application of the Ramsey Results
12–4 Partial Welfare Improvements and Tax Reform
12–5 Optimal Taxation in a Many-Person Economy
12–6 Concluding Comments
Reading
Lecture 13 The Structure of Income Taxation
13–1 Introduction
13–2 A Simple Model
13–3 Linear Income Tax
13–4 General Income Tax
13–5 Concluding Comments
Reading
Lecture 14 A More General Treatment of the Optimal Tax Problem
14–1 Introduction
14–2 Indirect Taxes and Linear Direct Taxation
14–3 Nonlinear Tax Schedules and Tax Exemptions
14–4 Taxation of Savings
14–5 Externalities in Consumption and Corrective Taxes
14–6 Concluding Comments
Reading
Lecture 15 Public Sector Pricing and Production
15–1 Introduction
15–2 Departures from Marginal Cost Pricing
15–3 Choice of Technique and Production Efficiency
15–4 Cost–Benefit Analysis and Social Rate of Discount
15–5 Concluding Comments
Reading
Lecture 16 Public Goods and Publicly Provided Private Goods
16–1 Introduction
16–2 Optimum Provision of Pure Public Goods—Efficiency
16–3 Optimum Provision of Pure Public Goods—Distribution
16–4 Publicly Provided Private Goods
16–5 Equilibrium Levels of Public Expenditure
16–6 Revelation of Preferences
Reading
Lecture 17 Local Public Goods
17–1 Introduction
17–2 Optimum Provision of Local Public Goods
17–3 Market Equilibria and Optimality: Identical Individuals
17–4 Market Equilibria and Optimality: Heterogeneous Individuals
17–5 Fiscal Federalism
Reading
Lecture 18 Public Economics: Theory and Policy
18–1 On the Sources of Disagreement in Policy Analysis
18–2 Thinking about Policy: Taxation
18–3 Thinking about Policy: Expenditures
18–4 Policy Reform and Political Economy
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index