Public Sector Economics

Richard Tresch's Public Sector Economics is a new learning and teaching concept for undergraduate public finance courses. It is published in two complementary parts:

the book, which contains a unified treatment of the theory of the public sector along with selected examples.

the companion website (included in the price of the book), which features a large international Public Sector Example Bank, written and updated by Richard Tresch and tied to specific sections in the book.

This innovative solution to the challenge of conveying the fundamentals of such a wide-ranging field allows students the best of both worlds: a readable, concise, and penetrating account of public sector theory, along with an evolving set of up-to-date examples that makes the theory come alive.

Concise, clear, unified treatment of the theory of public sector economics by a real authority in the field
Theory in the text, applications on the companion website, tailored for the US and European markets (will expand over time)
Extended coverage of externalities and fiscal federalism as well as a unique epilogue on behavioural public finance
For students: the companion website also offers chapter summaries questions for study
For instructors: a full package including PowerPoint slides and an Instructor's Manual.

Auteur

Richard W. Tresch is Professor in the Department of Economics, Boston College, USA.

Texte du rabat

Richard Tresch's Public Sector Economics is a new learning and teaching concept for undergraduate public finance courses. It is published in two complementary parts:

the book, which contains a unified treatment of the theory of the public sector along with selected examples.

the companion website (included in the price of the book), which features a large international Public Sector Example Bank, written and updated by Richard Tresch and tied to specific sections in the book.

This innovative solution to the challenge of conveying the fundamentals of such a wide-ranging field allows students the best of both worlds: a readable, concise, and penetrating account of public sector theory, along with an evolving set of up-to-date examples that makes the theory come alive.

Contenu
PART I: INTRODUCTION.- The Foundations of Public Sector Theory.- Market Failures.- The Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economic.- Appendix: Variable Factor Supplies.- PART II: PUBLIC EXPENDITURE THEORY AND POLICY.- The Social Welfare Function and the Quest for Distributive Justice.- Applying the Social Welfare Function.- Externalities: Theoretical Issues.- Externalities: Policy Considerations.- Nonexclusive Goods.- Decreasing Cost Services: the Natural Monopolies.- U.S. Transfer Payments: the Public Choice Perspective.- Practical Issues in Designing Transfers to the Poor.- Social Insurance: Social Security.- PART III: TAX THEORY AND POLICY .- The Pursuit of Equity in Taxation.- Equity Issues with the Federal Personal Income Tax.- Taxes and Inefficiency: the Excess Burden of Taxation .- Combining Equity and Efficiency in Taxation.- Taxes, Transfers, and Imperfect Information.- Tax Incidence: Theoretical Issues.- Tax Incidence: Applications.- PART IV: COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS.- Cost-Benefit Analysis.- PART V: FISCAL FEDERALISM.- The Assignment of Functions amongst Governments.- Efficiency and Equity Issues with Mobile Resources.- Grants-in-Aid.- Epilogue: A New Behavioral Public Sector Economics?.