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Shaped by the groundbreaking research that earned Professor Stiglitzthe Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, and by Professor Boadway'sintimate knowledge of the Canadian economy, the First Edition of thesecompanion texts changed the way introductory Canadian economics istaught. Paying close attention to significant topics neglected by mostprinciples-level texts-such as imperfect markets and the centrality oftechnological change in modern economies-the authors provided beginningstudents with the tools to interpret economic realities in the worldaround them. The Second Edition continues this tradition. Updated toreflect recent economic change and with more tightly focused chapters,the Second Edition remains the strongest text for students of Canadianeconomics.
An economist examines the evolution of optimal tax analysis and its influence on tax policy design. Many things inform a country's choice of tax system, including political considerations, public opinion, bureaucratic complexities, and ideas drawn from theoretical analysis. In this book, Robin Boadway examines the role of optimal tax analysis in informing and influencing tax policy design. Scholars of public economics formulate models of optimal tax-transfer systems based on normative principles that reflect efficiency and equity considerations. They use that analysis to form views about the optimal design or reform of actual tax systems that are much more complicated than their models. Boad...
This book provides a comprehensive account of the principles and practices of fiscal federalism based on the currently accepted theoretical framework and best practices. The traditional topics of assignment of responsibilities, intergovernmental fiscal arrangements, fiscal competition, and grants are covered in a unified framework with reference to actual practices followed in federations around the world. Special issues such as local government and the implications of natural resource issues are considered along with emerging issues such as governance, corruption, and the effect of globalization and the information revolution on the nation state. The treatment is non-technical and suitable for a wide variety of audiences, including scholars, instructors, students, policy advisors, and practitioners.
Shaped by the groundbreaking research that earned Professor Stiglitzthe Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, and by Professor Boadway'sintimate knowledge of the Canadian economy, the First Edition of thesecompanion texts changed the way introductory Canadian economics istaught. Paying close attention to significant topics neglected by mostprinciples-level texts-such as imperfect markets and the centrality oftechnological change in modern economies-the authors provided beginningstudents with the tools to interpret economic realities in the worldaround them. The Second Edition continues this tradition. Updated toreflect recent economic change and with more tightly focused chapters,the Second Edition remains the strongest text for students of Canadianeconomics.
The author examines the role of optimal tax analysis in informing and influencing tax policy design.
This book comprehensively examines the principles and practices of fiscal federalism based on the accepted theoretical framework and best practices.
This clear and balanced introduction to welfare economics reflects the most recent advances in the field. Designed for third-year undergraduate and graduate courses, it offers an extensive treatment of both the theory of welfare economics and the techniques for applying that theory to real problems. The first part of the book presents a synthesis of the theory. Starting from the premise that the purpose of theory is to provide criteria for ordering alternative economic states, the authors analyse the relationship between individual and social orderings. They discuss the conditions of Pareto efficiency and optimality as well as the ways in which market economies may fail to achieve a Pareto optimal allocation of resources. They go on to evaluate the theory of social welfare functions, paying particular attention to recent developments. The second part of the book considers the principles of applied welfare economics. Developing the use of the compensating variation as their main tool, the authors discuss welfare change measurement in single-person and many-person economies. In the final chapter they survey the recent literature on cost-benefit analysis.