Cost-Benefit Analysis of Multi-level Government
The Case of EU Cohesion Policy and of US Federal Investment Policies
Business & Finance, Economics, International Economics
| Author: | Alessandro Ferrara | ISBN: | 9781135166618 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | April 5, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alessandro Ferrara |
| ISBN: | 9781135166618 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | April 5, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book provides an original framework to assess public investment policies co-financed by Union (Federal) governments. This framework is applied to two important case studies: the EU Cohesion Policy and the US Federal Investment Policies.
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Multi-Level Government sheds light on a number of outstanding issues of economic theory by extending the theory of shadow prices, and provides guidance to real-world decision makers. In particular, the following questions are addressed:
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Under which theoretical circumstances, higher level government intervention in Member States through investment policies is justified?
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Is there any new welfare economics rationale underpinning interregional equity? What is the relationship between interregional and interpersonal income distribution? How can social exclusion be included in cost-benefit tests?
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How can higher level government budget funds to investment policies before it bargains programming documents with lower tiers of government by considering also their response function?
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In these circumstances, how can optimal matching rates be derived assuming binding and non binding budgetary constraints?
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Can such a theoretical framework be applied for guidance to real-world decision makers?
The book will be of interest to policy makers, postgraduate students and researchers in cost-benefit analysis, welfare economics, public choice, public finance, multi-level government economics, and income distribution issues.
This book provides an original framework to assess public investment policies co-financed by Union (Federal) governments. This framework is applied to two important case studies: the EU Cohesion Policy and the US Federal Investment Policies.
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Multi-Level Government sheds light on a number of outstanding issues of economic theory by extending the theory of shadow prices, and provides guidance to real-world decision makers. In particular, the following questions are addressed:
-
Under which theoretical circumstances, higher level government intervention in Member States through investment policies is justified?
-
Is there any new welfare economics rationale underpinning interregional equity? What is the relationship between interregional and interpersonal income distribution? How can social exclusion be included in cost-benefit tests?
-
How can higher level government budget funds to investment policies before it bargains programming documents with lower tiers of government by considering also their response function?
-
In these circumstances, how can optimal matching rates be derived assuming binding and non binding budgetary constraints?
-
Can such a theoretical framework be applied for guidance to real-world decision makers?
The book will be of interest to policy makers, postgraduate students and researchers in cost-benefit analysis, welfare economics, public choice, public finance, multi-level government economics, and income distribution issues.
