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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.

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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).

Handbook of Public Economics

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    A Hardback by Martin Feldstein, A.J. Auerbach

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      Publisher: Elsevier Science
      Publication Date: 8/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780444876126, 978-0444876126
      ISBN10: 044487612X

      Description

      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.

      Table of Contents
      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).

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