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What role do motivation and limitations on information acquisition and processing (cognition) play in each case?
There the challenge was what publicly owned capital belonged in the private sector, how to transfer assets into private hands?
How would you devise a set of rules that balances the concerns of overspending with the need for flexibility during economic downturns at central government?
Would the availability of competing private recreational facilities be a factor in your financing plan?
Many states also exempt interest on municipal bonds from state income taxes if those bonds are issued by that state. What is the taxable equivalent yield?
What are advantages and disadvantages to a local government of issuing general obligation rather than revenue bonds? What about from the buyer's perspective?
which is similar to the United States in income level and federal structure. How does the spending mix differ? What factors might account for that difference?
What methods might be used to limit growth of government that results from incentives for bureaucrats to try to grow their own agencies?
Policy application. You have been asked to design a tax and spending limitation for a state government. What features might you choose to incorporate?
Using the Economic Report of the President as a data source, calculate the per capita, inflation-adjusted level. What factors might account for that change?
What are the advantages of creating off-budget funds to which certain revenue streams are directed automatically instead of going through appropriation process?
Suppose that you are hired, with your economics degree, to forecast revenue. Describe the process by which you would go about developing those forecasts.
Using the internet, find out what kinds of actions have been taken to correct this negative externality.
What would the traditional model of rational economic man recommend as a strategy to induce people to take better care of their health?
If the average person claiming a tax deduction was in the 25 percent bracket, how much did this subsidy cost the government?
How do neighborhood associations and homeowners' covenants control negative externalities and encourage (or require!) positive externalities?
How does national sovereignty limit our ability to manage common pool resources appropriately?
What kinds of social institutions or practices (such as values, education) might influence human motivation and behavior so as to reduce free-riding?
You, as president of the association, have to help them find a solution. How might you determine the highest and best use of this property?
What is the appropriate price to charge? Does the answer differ if marginal cost is falling instead of rising at that level of demand?
Suppose you are charged with financing the construction and operation of a lighthouse. Who benefits? Do some groups benefit more than others?
How would you determine a charge? Would it be peruse, a flat fee, or a combination? What factors would influence your choice?
Analyze the effect of a percentage tax on corporate profits on the monopolistic firm's output level and the price of the product.
What steps could be taken to make the federal individual income tax more progressive? Less progressive?
How does what we know about actual people and their limitations alter the importance of stability and gradual change?