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Dixit, Avinash K. - 1996

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The economic consequences of rolling back the welfare state

Atkinson, Anthony B. - 1999

In recent years the welfare state has come under attack from economists, and in many OECD countries there have been calls for spending on the welfare state to be rolled back. Critics argue that the size of transfer programs is responsible for a decline in economic performance and that cuts in...

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Growth and empowerment : making development happen

Stern, Nicholas H.; Dethier, Jean-Jacques; Rogers, Halsey - 2005

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Competition in telecommunications

Laffont, Jean-Jacques; Tirole, Jean - 2001 - First MIT Press paperback edition

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Competition in telecommunications

Laffont, Jean-Jacques; Tirole, Jean - 2000

Theoretical models based on the assumption that telecommunications is a natural monopoly no longer reflect reality. As a result, policymakers often lack the guidance of economic theorists. Competition in Telecommunications is written in a style accessible to managers, consultants, government...

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Taxation, incomplete markets, and social security : the 2000 Munich lectures

Diamond, Peter A. - 2003

In this book Peter Diamond analyzes social security as a particular example of optimal taxation theory. Assuming a … these models, Diamond presents introductions to optimal income tax theory and the theory of incomplete markets. He …

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From Optimal Tax Theory to Tax Policy : Retrospective and Prospective Views

Boadway, Robin - 2012

Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Tax Theory to Policy: An Overview … -- 2.1 Landmarks of Optimal Tax Theory -- 2.2 The Evolution of Policy and Advice -- 2.3 Challenges for the Theory of Tax … Optimal Tax Theory -- 3.1 Uniformity of Commodity Taxes -- 3.2 Production Efficiency: Implications and Caveats -- 3.3 Capital …

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Taxation, Incomplete Markets, and Social Security : The 2000 Munich Lectures

Diamond, Peter A - 2002

Pension Insurance Reform with a Focus on Germany -- 9 Theory and Policy -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index. …

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