Das Äquivalenzprinzip, auch Nutzen-, Vorteils- oder Interessenprinzip (benefit principle) genannt, besagt, daß die Staatsbürger gemäß dem erhaltenen Nutzen, dem realisierten Vorteil oder dem erreichten Grad an Interessenbefriedigung zur Finanzierung der staatlichen Leistungen beitragen...

The COVID-19 crisis poses new policy challenges and has spurred new research agendas in public economics. In this article, we selectively reflect on how the field of public economics has been shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss several areas where more research is necessary. We highlight...

In a paper delivered at the December 1955 meeting of the Econometric Society, Paul Samuelson noted that though economists had done "work of high quality and great quantity in the field of taxation," the theory of public expenditure had been "relatively neglected" (1958, 332). Anglo-American...