Walker Library: ECON 6430/7430: Public Finance: Externalities and Public Goods

Required Readings

Coase, Ronald ((1960). “The Problem of Social Cost,” The Journal of Law & Economics 3: 1-44
Coase, Ronald (1974). “The Lighthouse in Economics,” The Journal of Law & Economics 17(2): 357- 376.
Candela, Rosolino A. and Vincent J. Geloso (2018). “The Lighthouse Debate and the Dynamics of Interventionism,” The Review of Austrian Economics." Forthcoming
Cowen, Tyler (2006). “Public Goods Definitions and their Institutional Context: A Critique of Public Goods Theory,” Review of Social Economy 43(1): 53-63.
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Nye, John V. (2008). “The Pigou Problem,” Regulation 3(2): 32-37.

Buchanan, James M. (2000). Externalities and Public Expenditure Theory. Indianapolis, IN: Liberty Fund, Inc.
Cowen, Tyler (1992). Public Goods & Market Failures: A Critical Examination. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers.
Cowen, Tyler and Eric Crampton (2002). Market Failure or Success: The New Debate. Oakland, CA: The Independent Institute.