Principles of Public Finance by Toshihiro Ihori. by Ihori, Toshihiro

Table of Contents: “…Public Finance and a Review of Basic Concepts -- 1 The Main Functions of the Public Sector -- 2 A Review of Analytical Basic Concepts -- 3 The Public Sector in Japan -- 4 Organization of the Book -- Appendix: Japan's Fiscal Management -- References -- Questions -- Part I Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance -- Chapter 2 The Macroeconomic Theory of Fiscal Policy I -- 1 The Simple Keynesian Model -- 2 The IS/LM Analysis -- 3 The Open Economy -- 4 The Efficacy of Fiscal Policy and the Policy Maker -- Appendix: Public Investment in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 3 The Macroeconomic Theory of Fiscal Policy II -- 1 The Permanent Level of Fiscal Variables -- 2 Consumption and Saving Behavior -- 3 The Labor Market and Supply Function -- 4 Equilibrium in the Goods Market -- 5 The Effect of Fiscal Policy -- 6 Evaluation of the Public Sector -- Appendix: The Size of Government Spending and the Private Sector's Evaluation -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 4 Public Debt -- 1 Ricard's Neutrality Theorem -- 2 The Shift of the Burden to Future Generations -- 3 Barro's Neutrality -- 4 Policy Implications of the Debt Neutrality Theorem -- 5 The Non-Keynesian Effect -- Appendix: Government Debt in a Overlapping Generations Model -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 5 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policy -- 1 A Simple Growth Model -- 2 Optimal Public Investment -- 3 The Solow Model -- 4 The Endogenous Growth Model -- 5 Inequality and Economic Growth -- Appendix A: Taxes on Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth -- Appendix B: Supply-Side Effect of Public Investment in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 6 Fiscal Management -- 1 Understanding Fiscal Management -- 2 Fiscal Bankruptcy -- 3 Fiscal Consolidation -- Appendix: Fiscal Deficits in a Growing Economy -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 7 The Public Pension -- 1 Justification of the Public Pension -- 2 Economic effect of the Public Pension -- 3 Public Debt and the Public Pension -- 4 Public Pension Reform -- 5 Privatization of the Pay-as-you-go System -- Appendix A: Intergenerational Conflict in an Aging Japan -- Appendix B: Simulation Analysis in an Aging Japan -- Conclusion -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Part II Microeconomic Aspects of Public Finance -- Chapter 8 The Theory of Taxation -- 1 Taxation and Labor Supply -- 2 The Efficiency of Taxation -- 3 Interest Income Tax and Saving -- 4 Investment and Tax -- 5 Consumption Tax -- Appendix: The Savings Elasticity Controversy -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 9 Tax Reform -- 1 Labor Income Tax and Interest Income Tax -- 2 The Theory of Optimal Taxation -- 3 The Theory of Tax Reform -- 4 General Consumption Tax and Labor Income Tax -- 5 The Timing Effect of Taxation -- 6 Simulation Analysis of Tax Reform -- Appendix A: Optimal Taxation in an Overlapping Generations Economy -- Appendix B: Tax Reform within Lump Sum Taxes -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 10 Income Redistribution -- 1 Progressive Income Tax -- 2 Endogenous Labor Supply -- 3 The Optimal Income Tax -- 4 Nonlinear Income Tax -- 5 Economic Constraint and Redistribution -- Appendix: Optimal Linear Income Tax -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 11 The Theory of Public Goods -- 1 Public Goods -- 2 Optimal Provision of Public Goods: The Samuelson Rule -- 3 The Theory of Public Good Provision: the Nash Equilibrium Approach -- 4 The Theoretical Analysis of Public Goods: the Lindahl Equilibrium -- 5 The Free Rider Problem -- 6 The Neutrality Theorem of Public Goods -- Appendix: Public Bads, Growth, and Welfare -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 12 Public Spending and the Political Process -- 1 The Failure of Government -- 2 The Voting Model -- 3 The Voting Model and Reality -- 4 Political Parties and Fiscal Policy -- 5 Theoretical Model of the Partisan Business Cycle -- 6 Further Comments -- Appendix A: Fiscal Privileges, Consolidation Attempts and Pigouvian Taxes -- Appendix B: Political Factors and Public Investment Policy in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Chapter 13 Local Public Finance -- 1 Intergovernmental Finance -- 2 The Supply of Local Public Goods -- 3 Tax Competition -- 4 The Time Consistency of a Tax Policy -- 5 The Principle of Local Tax -- 6 Redistribution among Local Governments -- 7 Further Issues on Intergovernmental Finance -- Appendix: Analytical Model of Central and Local Governments in Japan -- References -- Keywords -- Questions -- Index. .…”
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