Handbook development economics volume 5

Issue Date August Acknowledgements and Disclosures The views expressed herein are those of the author s and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Programs International Trade and Investment. Alan J. Auerbach, the Robert D. The credible estimation of causal effects is a central task of applied econometrics. These fundamental subjects follow the recent, steady movement away from rational decision-making and toward more personalized approaches to tax generation and expenditure, especially in terms of the use of psychological methods and financial incentives.

Closely scrutinized subjects include new research in empirical instead of theoretical public finance, the methods for measuring taxes both in revenue generation and expenditure , and the roles that taxes play in specific settings, such as emerging economies, urban settings, charitable giving, and among political entities cities, counties, states, countries.

Contributors look at both the "tax" and "expenditure" sides of public finance, emphasizing recent influences that psychology and philosophy have exerted in economics with articles on behavioral finance, charitable giving, and dynamic taxation.

To a field enjoying rapid growth, their articles bring context and order, illuminating the mechanisms that underlie both public finance theories and applications. Editor Raj Chetty is the recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal from the American Economic Association Focuses on new approaches to both revenue generation and expenditures in public finance Presents coherent summaries of subjects in public economics that stretch from methodologies to applications Makes details about public economics accessible to scholars in fields outside economics.

Labor regulations, unions, and social protection in developing countries: market distortions or efficient institutions? The place of nature in economic development-- Partha Dasgupta Universities of Cambridge and Manchester. Add to cart. Sales tax will be calculated at check-out. Free Global Shipping. Description What guidance does academic research really provide to economic policy development?

The critical and analytical surveys in this volume investigate links between policies and outcomes by surveying work from broad macroeconomic policies to interventions in microfinance.