Public Finance

Public finance is the study of the role of the government in the economy. It is the branch of economics that assesses the government revenue and government expenditure of the public authorities and the adjustment of one or the other to achieve desirable effects and avoid undesirable ones. The purview of public finance is considered to be threefold, consisting of governmental effects on: The efficient allocation of available resources; The distribution of income among citizens; and The stability of the economy.Economist Jonathan Gruber has put forth a framework to assess the broad field of public finance. Gruber suggests public finance …

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Fraser Institute · 7 November 2024 English

Provincial and federal government debt has grown significantly in recent years. A growing body of literature links government debt to slower economic growth. We provide a three-phase analysis linking government …

that would help foster economic growth is in public finance. In 2010, Reinhart and Rogoff (2010) provided stations for commentary on economic issues and public finance. Acknowledgments Special thanks to Samuel Gamtessa


Fraser Institute · 22 October 2024 English

Several past analyses published by the Fraser Institute have shown that in recent years net job creation in the government sector has dramatically outstripped private-sector job creation. This publication updates …

topics, including intergovernmental relations, public finance, and higher education. He has been widely


UCP: University of Calgary Press · 20 October 2024 English

Essential for understanding and mobilizing public health efforts.

tuberculosis at the intersection of public health, public finance, immigra- tion, and race. In this context,


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English

Canadian municipalities oversee the country’s most urgent policy areas, yet the constitutional authority of cities to manage their increasing obligations has not kept pace. This volume considers how policy, law, …

institutions and processes, policies, and public finance.)56 It will also likely require the federal


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 30 September 2024 English

G20 governments provided at least USD 168 billion in public financial support for renewable power in 2023, less than one third of G20 fossil fuel subsidies that year. Advanced G20 …

(particularly tax exemptions). 5 International public finance data on clean energy is available in the Energy would be 1:1 if subsidies, SOE investments, and public finance were included (USD 1,125 billion in 2023) invested in fossil fuels. International public finance SOE CapEx Subsidies FF = Fossil fuel support this inventory did not include measures by public finance institutions, concessional financing and loan capital, particularly in EMDEs outside China. Public finance can catalyze much larger amounts of private


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 30 September 2024 English

Solar photovoltaic (PV) and onshore wind are now the cheapest options for new power generation, but enabling policies are still needed to speed up deployment, particularly in lower income countries. …

........................14 6.0 The Role of Public Finance in Forcing Tipping ....................... financial support, including international public finance, in increasing RE deployment • insights for forms of public spending on energy such as public finance or capital investments by SOEs. Solar PV and The Role of Public Finance in Forcing Tipping Both domestic and international public finance will be crucial technologies. In 2021, 34 countries and five public finance institutions formed the Clean Energy Transition


School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 24 September 2024 English

It is assumed that the properties are sold in 2023, but (lacking an inflation rate for 2024) the taxable capital gains are calculated according to the 50 per cent and …

hurt-the-middle-class-too/. Rosen, R.S. et al. 2023. Public Finance in Canada. Toronto: McGraw Hill. Slemrod, Joel are in public economics and, in particular, public finance, urban and local economics, fiscal federalism


Canadian Chamber of Commerce · 17 September 2024 English

Background Prior to the issuance of the Report of the Royal Commission on Taxation more commonly referred to as the Carter Commission in 1966, the unit of taxation in Canada …

correctly assessing impacts on fish stocks. From a public finance point of view, by realigning DFO funding towards


Fraser Institute · 10 September 2024 English

Less than a decade ago, the public finances of British Columba’s provincial government were amongst the soundest in Canada. Since then, much has changed. Following the election in 2017, the …

government, however, British Columbia’s approach to public finance and fiscal out- comes changed quickly. During topics, including intergovernmental relations, public finance, and higher education. He has been widely


Fraser Institute · 27 August 2024 English

The ESG movement calls for public companies and investors in public companies to identify and voluntarily implement environmental, social, and governance initiatives—ostensibly in the public interest. One school of thought …

edito- rial board of International Tax and Public Finance. He is also a weekly contributor to the Financial


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