Issues in Public Sector Economics : Empirical Analysis from Various Countries

This volume empirically investigates different issues of public sector economics. It covers country groups as diverse as the OECD and developing/emerging countries alike. The book is divided into three main sections: Issues in Public Sector Revenues, Issues in Public Sector Expenditures, and Analysis of Inequality. It consists of eleven papers related to the sections mentioned above. The authors of the chapters also offer some policy recommendations based on their empirical analysis.

Adnan Gerçek is Professor of Fiscal Law at Uludag University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Finance, Bursa, Turkey. He has a Ph.D. from Uludag University Social Science Institute. His research focuses on tax administration, tax collection procedure, taxpayers’ rights, tax responsibility, discretionary power of tax administration, and the e-taxation system.

Sacit Hadi Akdede is Professor of Economics at Adnan Menderes University, Turkey. He is the chair of the Department of Public Finance. He has a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University, USA. His research centers on cultural economics, empirical public economics, and political economy.