Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

Introduction to the Series

Preface

List of Contributors

Chapter 1. Charitable Giving

1 Introduction

2 Background: Facts and Figures on Charitable Giving

3 Approach 1: Individuals

4 Approach 2: The Charitable Sector as a Market

5 Approach 3: Giving as a Social Act

6 Approach 4: The Giver’s Mind

7 Fundraising and the Giver’s Mind

8 Conclusion

References

Chapter 2. Taxation and Development

1 Introduction

2 Perspectives on Taxation and Development

3 Background Facts

4 Framework

5 Drivers of Change

6 Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

Chapter 3. Social Insurance: Connecting Theory to Data

1 Introduction

2 Motivations for Social Insurance

3 Design of Public Insurance Programs

4 Challenges for Future Work

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 4. Urban Public Finance

1 Introduction

2 The Functions and Powers of City Governments

3 The Core Economics of Urban Government

4 A Model of Local Government Spending and Finances

5 The Financing and Provision of Core Urban Services

6 Cities, Taxes, and Redistribution

7 Cities, Investment, and Deferred Compensation

8 Urban Political Economy

9 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 5. The Theory of International Tax Competition and Coordination

1 Introduction

2 Uncoordinated Actions

3 Coordination

4 Broadening the Perspective

5 Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 6. Taxation of Intergenerational Transfers and Wealth

1 Introduction

2 Overview of Wealth and Estate Taxation in Practice

3 Bequest Motives and Taxation

4 Redistribution

5 Behavioral Responses to Transfer Taxation

6 Tax Avoidance Responses

7 Other Topics

8 Summary and Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 7. Optimal Labor Income Taxation

1 Introduction

2 Background on Actual Tax Systems and Optimal Tax Theory

3 Conceptual Background

4 Optimal Linear Taxation

5 Optimal Nonlinear Taxation

6 Extensions

7 Limits of the Welfarist Approach and Alternatives

Acknowledgments

References

Index

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