The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics
Title | The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics PDF eBook |
Author | Louis Kaplow |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 495 |
Release | 2011-09-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 140083922X |
The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics presents a unified conceptual framework for analyzing taxation--the first to be systematically developed in several decades. An original treatment of the subject rather than a textbook synthesis, the book contains new analysis that generates novel results, including some that overturn long-standing conventional wisdom. This fresh approach should change thinking, research, and teaching for decades to come. Building on the work of James Mirrlees, Anthony Atkinson and Joseph Stiglitz, and subsequent researchers, and in the spirit of classics by A. C. Pigou, William Vickrey, and Richard Musgrave, this book steps back from particular lines of inquiry to consider the field as a whole, including the relationships among different fiscal instruments. Louis Kaplow puts forward a framework that makes it possible to rigorously examine both distributive and distortionary effects of particular policies despite their complex interactions with others. To do so, various reforms--ranging from commodity or estate and gift taxation to regulation and public goods provision--are combined with a distributively offsetting adjustment to the income tax. The resulting distribution-neutral reform package holds much constant while leaving in play the distinctive effects of the policy instrument under consideration. By applying this common methodology to disparate subjects, The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics produces significant cross-fertilization and yields solutions to previously intractable problems.
Rethinking Estate and Gift Taxation
Title | Rethinking Estate and Gift Taxation PDF eBook |
Author | William G. Gale |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2011-07-01 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780815719861 |
Although estate and gift taxes raise a small fraction of federal revenues, they have become sources of increasing political controversy. This book is designed to inform the current policy debate and build a conceptual basis for future scholarship. The book contains eleven original studies of estate and gift taxes, along with discussants' comments. The essays provide background and historical information; analyze the optimal taxation of estates and gifts; examine the effects of the tax on charitable contributions, saving behavior, the distribution and level of wealth, tax avoidance and tax evasion; and explore the effects of alternatives to estate taxation.
The Tyranny of Utility
Title | The Tyranny of Utility PDF eBook |
Author | Gilles Saint-Paul |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 174 |
Release | 2011-07-05 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1400838894 |
The general assumption that social policy should be utilitarian--that society should be organized to yield the greatest level of welfare--leads inexorably to increased government interventions. Historically, however, the science of economics has advocated limits to these interventions for utilitarian reasons and because of the assumption that people know what is best for themselves. But more recently, behavioral economics has focused on biases and inconsistencies in individual behavior. Based on these developments, governments now prescribe the foods we eat, the apartments we rent, and the composition of our financial portfolios. The Tyranny of Utility takes on this rise of paternalism and its dangers for individual freedoms, and examines how developments in economics and the social sciences are leading to greater government intrusion in our private lives. Gilles Saint-Paul posits that the utilitarian foundations of individual freedom promoted by traditional economics are fundamentally flawed. When combined with developments in social science that view the individual as incapable of making rational and responsible choices, utilitarianism seems to logically call for greater governmental intervention in our lives. Arguing that this cannot be defended on purely instrumental grounds, Saint-Paul calls for individual liberty to be restored as a central value in our society. Exploring how behavioral economics is contributing to the excessive rise of paternalistic interventions, The Tyranny of Utility presents a controversial challenge to the prevailing currents in economic and political discourse.
Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Volume 1
Title | Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Econometric Society. World Congress |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2006-08-14 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0521871522 |
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The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
Title | The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 7493 |
Release | 2016-05-18 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1349588024 |
The award-winning The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition is now available as a dynamic online resource. Consisting of over 1,900 articles written by leading figures in the field including Nobel prize winners, this is the definitive scholarly reference work for a new generation of economists. Regularly updated! This product is a subscription based product.
Inequality
Title | Inequality PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony B. Atkinson |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 2015-05-11 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0674287037 |
Inequality and poverty have returned with a vengeance in recent decades. To reduce them, we need fresh ideas that move beyond taxes on the wealthy. Anthony B. Atkinson offers ambitious new policies in technology, employment, social security, sharing of capital, and taxation, and he defends them against the common arguments and excuses for inaction.
Inequality and Growth
Title | Inequality and Growth PDF eBook |
Author | Theo S. Eicher |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Economic development |
ISBN | 0262050692 |
Essays exploring the relationship between economic growth and inequality and the implications for policy makers.