A central prediction of open economy models with a pecuniary externality due to a collateral constraint is that the unregulated economy overborrows relative to what occurs under optimal policy. A maintained assumption in this literature is that households borrow directly from foreign lenders....

This paper studies optimal capital-control and bank-reserve remuneration policy in an open economy with a banking channel and a collateral constraint that limits household debt by a fraction of income. It finds that the unregulated economy borrows too little relative to what is optimal...

This handbook is a definitive source of path-breaking research on the economics of gambling. It is divided into sections on casinos, sports betting, horserace betting, betting strategy motivation, behaviour and decision-making in betting markets prediction markets and political betting, and...

Dieses Lehrbuch ermöglicht es, sich in kurzer Zeit einen fundierten Einblick in die Verkehrssteuern zu verschaffen. Die wesentlichen Prinzipien der Besteuerung werden anschaulich erläutert und mit Abbildungen verdeutlicht.

Tobin has suggested that exchange rate volatility be controlled through a tax on international financial transactions. This analysis shows that the Tobin tax as a pure transaction tax is not viable. The tax would impair financial operations and create international liquidity problems. It is also...

Cet ouvrage examine les principes économiques qui sous-tendent les systèmes fiscaux les plus efficaces et fournit un cadre en vue de comparer les taxes et les redevances à l’échelle internationale. Il analyse les effets potentiels d’une réforme des taxes et des redevances du secteur...

This report examines the economic principles for efficient systems of taxation and provides a framework for international comparisons of transport taxes and charges. It investigates the price and tax changes likely to result from the reform of transport charges to maximise efficiency, and their...