Test Bank Public Finance and Public Policy 7th Edition by Jonathan Gruber

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Test Bank Public Finance and Public Policy 7th Edition by Jonathan Gruber

Public Finance and Public Policy provides an in-depth exploration of government spending and taxation, emphasizing empirical evidence and real-world policy applications. The 7th edition incorporates significant updates reflecting recent economic changes, including the impacts of COVID-19 on public finance. This edition also discusses the political economy, social insurance, taxation, and the public goods and externalities framework, offering a comprehensive understanding of how public finance policies are created and implemented.

ISBN-10: 1319281109, ISBN-13: 978-1319281106

Jonathan Gruber

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction and Background
1: Why Study Public Finance?
2: Theoretical Tools of Public Finance
3: Empirical Tools of Public Finance
4: Budget Analysis and Deficit Financing

Part II: Externalities and Public Goods
5: Externalities: Problems and Solutions
6: Externalities in Action: Environmental and Health Externalities
7: Public Goods
8: Cost-Benefit Analysis
9: Political Economy
10: State and Local Government Expenditures
11: Education

Part III: Social Insurance and Redistribution
12: Social Insurance: The New Function of Government
13: Social Security
14: Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation
15: Health Insurance I: Health Economics and Private Health Insurance
16: Health Insurance II: Medicare, Medicaid, and Health Care Reform
17: Income Distribution and Welfare Programs

Part IV: Taxation in Theory and Practice
18: Taxation: How It Works and What It Means
19: The Equity Implications of Taxation: Tax Incidence
20: Tax Inefficiencies and Their Implications for Optimal Taxation
21: Taxes on Labor Supply
22: Taxes on Savings
23: Taxes on Risk Taking and Wealth
24: Taxation of Business Income
25: Fundamental Tax Reform and Consumption Taxation​