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Project grants, based on competitive applications, implicitly assume that all competing state. How might the grants be designed to level the playing field?
Using data from the US Bureau of the Census, graph the intergovernmental grants to state and local governments and the grants. What pattern do you see?
Under what circumstances might they be preferred on equity or efficiency grounds to taxes on emissions or regulatory approaches?
How are the effects different from those of a simple matching grant? Does it depend on the size of the maximum?
What kind of grant would you devise? Why? How might your answer be different from the perspective of recipient governments?
Is that role larger or smaller than the same role of fees and charges in funding that service or those services in the United States?
Can you come up with a similar slogan that might provide a framework that encourages the opposite preference
How would you take into account the need to restrict demand, differences in elasticities of demand and ability to pay, and other considerations?
Create a graph showing the change in fees and charges as a percentage share of own-source revenue.
If you were working for a state legislature that was designing a universal coverage system, how would you attempt to control costs?
What has happed to health care costs compared to other consumer spending? What does this imply for the US debate on health care?
What are the advantages and disadvantages to employers of providing only catastrophic health insurance routine care insurance for their employees?
What factors contribute to these results? How might the system be changed to get better results at lower costs?
Why is it so difficult to use markets and prices to ration scarce health care resources among consumers compared to other kinds of goods and services?
What lessons have been learned from Western countries that might help these nations design social insurance programs for old age pensions that are sustainable?
If you were the employer, how might you frame the choice to encourage the defined contribution rather than the defined benefit plan?
Evaluate investing the trust fund partially in equities and raising the age for eligibility for retirement benefits.
Do you think the Social Security system as a whole is progressive, regressive, or proportional in its effect on the lifetime distribution of earnings?
What factors other than spending per student might influence the comparative performance of students. What kinds of changes might influence student performance?
Would you look for another place to shop or continue to shop there but voice your dissatisfaction? What factors might influence your decision?
How would you take into account the additional costs of educating students with special needs-physical or learning disabilities and poverty background?
If you are at a private institution, do the search for a nearby public college. How has the public subsidy per student changed in current and constant dollars?
What is the rationale in terms of appropriate public subsidy for each type of student? Consider equity and efficiency issues in your answer.
Explain how the Tiebout model results in beneficial competition between school districts for higher income residents?
What is the (opportunity) cost of one house in Year 1? What is the (opportunity) cost of one unit of food in Year 2?