Public Finance

  1. Public Expenditure Analysis
    1. Cost-Benefit Analysis
      1. Framework for Cost-Benefit Analysis
        1. Identifying Alternatives
          1. Setting the Analytical Perspective
            1. Defining the Relevant Population
            2. Measuring Costs and Benefits
              1. Direct Costs and Benefits
                1. Indirect Effects
                  1. Valuing Public Goods and Intangibles
                    1. Valuing Human Life
                      1. Shadow Pricing
                        1. Revealed Preference Methods
                          1. Stated Preference Methods
                          2. Discounting Future Costs and Benefits
                            1. Present Value Calculations
                              1. Choosing a Social Discount Rate
                                1. Intergenerational Equity Issues
                                2. Uncertainty and Risk Analysis
                                  1. Sensitivity Analysis
                                    1. Scenario Analysis
                                      1. Monte Carlo Simulation
                                      2. Distributional Analysis
                                        1. Identifying Winners and Losers
                                          1. Weighting Distributional Effects
                                        2. Major Areas of Government Spending
                                          1. Social Insurance Programs
                                            1. Structure and Objectives
                                              1. Fiscal Impact
                                                1. Sustainability Issues
                                                2. Healthcare
                                                  1. Public vs. Private Provision
                                                    1. Funding Mechanisms
                                                      1. Cost Control Strategies
                                                        1. Quality and Access Issues
                                                        2. Education
                                                          1. Public vs. Private Provision
                                                            1. Education Finance
                                                              1. Human Capital Investment
                                                                1. Externalities in Education
                                                                2. National Defense
                                                                  1. Public Good Aspects
                                                                    1. Budgeting and Procurement
                                                                      1. Defense Economics
                                                                      2. Public Infrastructure
                                                                        1. Types of Infrastructure
                                                                          1. Financing Infrastructure Projects
                                                                            1. Public-Private Partnerships
                                                                              1. Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth

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                                                                          4. Principles of Taxation