Modern developments in public finance : essays in honor of Arnold Harberger
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Modern developments in public finance : essays in honor of Arnold Harberger
B. Blackwell, 1987
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This text brings together essays on important issues of public economics by leading authorities in the field. Covering a wide range of topics from tax and public expenditure theory to social security and government lending programmes, the book presents analyses of pressing public economic problems. Many of the papers reflect Arnold Harberger's influence on public finance. The contributors are - Alan J. Auerbach, Charles Ballard, Brad Barham, Kenneth Cone, Martin Feldstein, Glenn P. Jenkins, Sule Ozler, Marc S. Robinson, John Shoven, Larry A. Sjaastad, Joseph E. Stiglitz and Lawrence H. Summers.
Table of Contents
- Weighted-average discount rates in public expenditure analysis - a generalization, Alan J. Auerbach
- the federal budget and deposit insurance - a suggested framework and comparison to current practice, Michael J. Boskin
- the welfare cost of social security's impact on private saving, Martin Feldstein
- the welfare cost of resource taxation, Marc S. Robinson
- the wage-productivity hypothesis - its economic consequence and policy implications, Joseph S. Stiglitz
- the welfare cost of achieving progressivity in a VAT via exemptions, Charles Ballard and John Shoven
- taxation and the size and composition of the capital stock - an asset price approach, Lawrence H. Summers
- costs and consequences of the new protectionism - the case of Canada's clothing sector
- commercial policy for Panama in the 1980s, Larry A. Sjaastad.
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