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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IRPP: Institut de recherche en politiques publiques · 9 April 2024 English
A report by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (2023) noted that, between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the fourth quarter of 2022, the lowest-quintile households were not …
individuals perceive income tax rates correctly? Public Finance Review, 45(1), 97-117. https://doi.org/10. …
Fraser Institute · 9 April 2024 English
Between 2009 and 2023, federal and provincial governments have increased personal income taxes on upper-income earners by raising the top marginal income tax rate. The largest combined (federal and provincial) …
Jean-François Wen, and Tracy Snodden (2012). Public Finance in Canada, 4th edition. McGraw-Hill Ryerson …
Fraser Institute · 3 April 2024 English
As recently as 2014, Alberta had a single 10 percent personal and corporate income tax rate. As a result, it had the lowest top statutory combined federal and provincial/state personal …
Provincial Governments.” International Tax and Public Finance 19, 6 (January): 844- 883. Dahlby, Bev, and … Evidence from Canadian Provinces.” FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis 77, 1: 59-82. Davis, Steven J., and …
C.D. Howe Institute · 26 March 2024 English
In both 2022 (April 7) and 2021 (April 19), the government also failed to get the budget out before the new fiscal year began. [...] Budgets presented and passed after …
Drummond and William B.P. Robson To: Canadian Public Finance Watchers Date: March 27, 2024 Re: There Are …
Wellesley Institute · 18 March 2024 English
Notable examples include the economic disempowerment of Indigenous communities upheld by the 1876 Indian Act59,60, and the persistent anti-Black racism and segregation of African Canadians – in housing, employment, schooling …
and COVID-19: Combatting the Pandemic with Public Finance. https://publicbankscovid19.org/images/PDF …
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada · 13 March 2024 English
2 Principles Best interests of the child: The best interests of the child must be a primary consideration in structuring and implementing the Reformed Funding Approach and the Fully Reformed …
independent, non-political expert who is qualified in public finance and has experience working on matters relating …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 March 2024 English
This report outlines the importance of monitoring progress in green public procurement (GPP) and highlights various methodologies, challenges, and recommendations to improve monitoring practices. The report focuses specifically on monitoring …
University of Ljubljana • The Danish Agency for Public Finance and Management • The Danish Energy Agency • …
MEI: Montreal Economic Institute · 4 March 2024 English
Viewpoint showing that the government should set up an expenditure review committee to reduce the rate of spending increases in order to improve its financial health
of 18.6% (including compound for 2024.2 This public finance decision interest). It should also be noted …
Childcare Resource and Research Unit · 2 March 2024 English
For the first time, the assessment goes beyond the laws on the books—de jure—to examine the frameworks supporting implementation of the law and to gauge experts’ opinions on the outcome …
services, the availability of support through public finance for families and nonstate childcare providers …
Fraser Institute · 29 February 2024 English
This bulletin reviews annual per-person program spending (inflation-adjusted) by Quebec premiers from 1965 to 2021. Real per-person program spending increased significantly from $2,942 in 1965 to $15,562 in 2021. The …
draws on three Statistics Canada sources: Public Finance and Historical Data (PFHD) for 1965 to 1992 …
