Handbook of public economics Volume 1
v. 1. Ch. 1. A brief history of fiscal doctrine / R.A. Musgrave -- Ch. 2. The theory of excess burden and optimal taxation / Alan J. Auerbach -- Ch. 3. Public sector pricing / Dieter Bös -- Ch. 4. Taxes and labor supply / Jerry A. Hausman -- Ch. 5. The effects of taxation on savings and risk taking...
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| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam, New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co North-Holland
1985, 1985
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| Series: | Handbooks in economics
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| Collection: | Elsevier Handbooks in Economics - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | v. 1. Ch. 1. A brief history of fiscal doctrine / R.A. Musgrave -- Ch. 2. The theory of excess burden and optimal taxation / Alan J. Auerbach -- Ch. 3. Public sector pricing / Dieter Bös -- Ch. 4. Taxes and labor supply / Jerry A. Hausman -- Ch. 5. The effects of taxation on savings and risk taking / Agnar Sandmo -- Ch. 6. Tax policy in open economies / Avinash Dixit -- Ch. 7. Housing subsidies : effects on housing decisions, efficiency, and equity / Harvey S. Rosen -- Ch. 8. The taxation of natural resources / Terry Heaps and John F. Helliwell. The first volume of the Handbook of Public Economics contains eight essays on various topics in Public Economics by international leaders in the field. It begins with an historical perspective on the growth of the area as a whole, and subsequent essays focus on the theory and evidence about the impact of taxation on economic behavior. The material presents an up-to-date survey of the field of public economics by those actually doing work on the frontier of the subject, and is written in a manner that renders it useful to the public finance specialist, whilst remaining understandable for the student and non-specialist |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 484 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780444876126 9780080547220 0080547222 044487612X |