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Ability-specific lump sum tax, 279 Central government, 8–10, 14, 21, 45, 186,
Ability-to-pay principle, 380 187, 190, 225, 303, 318, 358–360,
Accrual income, 231 363–365, 367, 377–388, 392, 394, 395,
Ad valorem tax, 221 397
Aggregate demand, 3, 21, 23, 24, 29, 30, 32, Centralized system, 364–365, 367
41–45, 47, 48, 50, 62–66, 85, 101, 130, Change of government, 342, 345–348
141, 142, 159, 374 Clarke tax, 314–316, 326
Aging Japan, 135, 179, 185–201 Classical view, 216–217
AK model, 114–115 Club goods, 296, 367, 368
Altruism, 87, 88, 92, 98, 99, 122 Cobb-Douglas utility function, 207–208,
Altruistic bequest motive, 88, 99, 119, 122, 214–216, 227, 242, 292, 307
127, 178 Commitment, 25, 50, 155, 156, 167, 284
Asymmetric information, 2, 170, 284 Commons, 296
Compensation policy, 144–145
Comprehensive income, 231–232
B Compulsory public pension, 172
Balanced-budget multiplier, 33–34, 37 Constrained maximization, 5–6
Balanced-budget policy, 34, 140–141 Consumer price, 7, 189, 221–223, 234, 240,
Barro’s neutrality, 82–86, 88, 89, 100, 178 241, 251, 252, 254, 255, 257
Benefit-to-pay principle, 312, 331, 378, 379 Consumption function, 29, 31, 34, 57, 62, 67,
Bentham judgment, 268, 269 74, 89, 128, 224–226
Bequest motive, 83, 99, 119, 122, Consumption tax, 24, 32, 194, 197, 198,
127, 178 221–224, 227, 231, 232, 234, 236, 239,
Bequests, 82–85, 87, 88, 98–100, 240, 242–250, 254, 256, 258, 259, 264,
118–127, 141, 175, 178, 192, 244, 265, 356–357, 380, 381, 386
249, 271 Convergence theorem, 338, 339
Biased Keynesian policy, 141 Corlett-Hague rule, 236
Big government, 331–333 Corporate tax, 216–220, 381
Bohn condition, 151, 152, 167 Cost-benefit analysis, 133–134
Budgetary formula, 10–12 Cost of capital, 60, 217–219, 374
Budgetary process, 1, 12–13 Counter-cyclical fiscal policy, 141, 145, 146
Built-in stabilizer, 21, 32, 37, 45, Credibility, 46, 283
47–49 Crowding-in, 38–39, 65, 283
Burden of debt, 4, 82, 92, 97–98, 183 Crowding out, 36–37, 40, 64, 65, 139, 283,
Burden of tax, 18, 87, 90, 144, 208, 222–224, 318, 349, 351, 354
227, 232, 337, 360 Current government, 63–67, 347, 348
D F
Debt neutrality, 16, 75, 78, 79, 82, 84–90, 92, Failure of government, 5, 329–331
97–100, 141, 159, 175, 176, 178, 244 Failure of private pension, 171
Decentralized system, 365–367, 390, 392 First best, 119, 122–123, 125–127, 145, 156,
Decentralized theorem, 366 159, 160, 162, 250, 253–254, 257,
Deficit-covering debt, 139 278–279, 298, 299, 350–352, 354, 355,
Defined-benefit (DB) system, 179–181, 189, 357, 363, 364, 374, 376, 387, 389–392,
191, 194 396, 397
Defined-contribution (DC) system, 179–181, First optimality theorem, 7
189, 191, 194 Fiscal bankruptcy, 141, 147–154
45-degree model, 29–30 Fiscal consolidation, 13, 16, 18, 22–25, 48,
Degree of optimal redistribution, 277 89–91, 139, 141, 146, 154–167,
Demography, 68, 131, 179, 183, 189, 191, 193 347–350, 354, 356, 357
Depreciation, 39, 42, 44, 92, 219–220 Fiscal decentralization, 363, 366, 383, 384
Differentiated linear tax, 281–282 Fiscal discipline, 140
Direct crowding out, 37–38, 67 Fiscal expansion, 32, 48, 63, 65
Discount rate, 108–110, 155, 179, 183, 215 Fiscal multiplier, 16, 30–32, 34, 35, 40, 43, 49,
Domar condition, 151, 167 65, 66
Double burden of transition, 181 Fiscal policy, v, 4, 29, 53, 79, 101, 140, 177,
Dual approach, 7–8, 236, 237, 252–253 337–342
Dynamic government budget constraint, 150, Fiscal privileges, 154, 155, 166, 167, 349–358,
153 360, 367
Dynamic inconsistency, 46 Fiscal year, 12–14
Dynamic optimization, 4–5 Fixed asset tax, 379, 380
Fixed exchange system, 39–40
Flexible exchange system, 41, 42
E Free rider problem, 2, 310–316, 326, 349, 364,
Economic constraint, 282–284 366
Educational investment model, 285, 289, 292 Fully funded system, 169, 181–182
Effective consumption, 66, 67, 69, 72 Fundamental equation of dynamic government
Efficacy of fiscal policy, 16, 38, 43–47, 79, 86 budget constraint, 150
Efficiency of taxation, 208–211 Fundamental equation of economic growth, 111
Elastic good, 235, 239 Future government, 46, 63, 147, 347, 348
Election, 24, 335, 337–341, 343–346, 348, 366
Endogenous growth model, 113–117, 119–122,
127 G
Enlarging the tax base, 242 General account budget, 9, 14
Equity, 3, 4, 18, 85, 99, 135, 139, 154, 155, Generational accounting, 97, 178
170, 172, 220, 232, 239, 267, 269, 270, Government budget constraint, 55, 70, 71, 78,
276, 279, 312, 383 79, 82, 84, 95, 96, 103, 116, 121, 143,
Equivalence theorem between consumption 145, 148–150, 153, 159, 160, 209, 237,
and labor income taxes, 244, 259 241, 251, 252, 254, 260, 274, 286, 318,
Evaluation of government spending, 68–70, 332, 349–352, 354, 368, 380
347 Government expenditure, 9, 14–15, 48, 69, 70,
Excess burden, 18, 87, 90, 142–144, 154, 72–74, 158, 159, 161, 162, 164, 165
209–211, 224, 227, 233–236, 238, 255,
276, 278, 337, 366, 381
Exchange rate, 21, 39, 41, 42, 44 H
Expectation, 12, 22, 31, 32, 37, 38, 65, 82, 89, Haig-Simons definition, 231
93, 132, 166, 170, 179, 191, 192, 196, Hard budget game, 389–393, 396, 397
197, 200, 224, 257, 270, 271, 283, 342, Harrod-Domar model, 101–102, 115
343, 345, 346, 372, 397 Heterogeneous households, 239, 250
Expenditure function, 8, 237, 253, 262, 353, Human capital, 3, 113, 114, 117–127, 215, 216,
355 248, 283
Expenditure tax, 232, 233, 242 Human capital effect, 215, 216, 248
Index 401
J M
Japan’s fiscal management, 19–25 Macro IS balance, 159, 163, 166
Japan’s health care system, 185–186 Macroeconomic production function, 94, 101,
Japan’s public pension system, 188–189 105, 106, 110, 111, 114
Majority voting, 331, 333–335, 337
Marginal productivity of private investment,
K 103–106, 113
Keynesian 45-degree diagram, 31 Marginal productivity of public investment,
Keynesian effect, 49, 89–91 103–106, 113, 128, 129
Keynesian model, 16, 29–34, 45, 48, 58, 62, 63, Marginal propensity to consume, 29, 30, 40,
65, 66, 79, 90, 102, 111, 146 58, 65, 307
Kuznets hypothesis, 118 Marginal propensity to save, 30
Maximin criterion, 268, 275, 280, 290
Median voter theorem, 333–334, 338,
L 341, 360
Labor demand, 60–61, 189 Mobile tax base, 364, 371–372
Labor income tax, 18, 194, 198, 206–210, 227, Modified Ramsey rule, 255–258
229–234, 236, 242–248, 250, 252, 256, Monetary policy, 21, 22, 24, 39, 41, 42, 44, 45,
258, 264, 265, 281, 282 153, 157
402 Index