Includes index. Hindriks, J., & Myles, G. D. (2013). Intermediate public economics (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA : Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Preface to Second Edition -- Preface to First Edition -- List of Figures -- I. Public Economics and Economic Efficiency -- An Introduction to Public Economics -- Equilibrium and Efficiency -- Behavioral Economics -- II. Government -- Public Sector Statistics -- Theories of the Public Sector -- III. Departures from Efficiency -- Club Goods and Local Public Goods -- Externalities -- Imperfect Competition -- Asymmetric Information -- IV. Political Economy -- Voting -- Rent-Seeking -- V. Equity and Distribution -- Optimality and Comparability -- Inequality and Poverty -- VI. Taxation -- Commodity Taxation -- Income Taxation -- Tax Evasion -- Limits to Redistribution -- VII. Multiple Jurisdictions -- Fiscal Federalism -- Fiscal Competition -- Issues in International Taxation -- VIII. Issues of Time -- Intertemporal Efficiency -- Social Security -- Economic Growth -- IX. Applications -- Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Economics of Climate Policy -- Index

"The book covers the theory and methodology of public economics; presents a historical and theoretical overview of the public sector; and discusses such topics as departures from efficiency (including imperfect competition and asymmetric information), issues in political economy, equity, taxation, fiscal federalism, and tax competition among independent jurisdiction. Suggestions for further reading, from classic papers to recent research, appear in each chapter,as do exercises. The mathematics has been kept to a minimum without sacrificing intellectual rigor; the book remains analytical rather than discursive. This second edition has been thoroughly updated throughout. It offers new chapters on behavioral economics, limits to redistribution, international taxation, cost-benefit analysis, and the economics of climate policy. Additional exercises have been added and many sections revised in response to advice from readers of the first edition." - From the Book