A differential game between government and firms: A non-cooperative approach

Game Theory;Government Expenditure;Taxation;econometrics

The reaction of the firm on governmental policy: A game-theoretical approach

Economics

Optimal dynamic profit taxation: The derivation of feedback Stackelberg equilibria

Game Theory;Corporate Tax;operations research

About Tobin's marginal and average q: A note

Portfolio Management;management science

The employment policy of government: To create jobs or to let them create?

Employment;labour economics

Optimal dynamic taxation with respect to firms

Investment;Corporate Tax;investeringen

Optimal dynamic taxation, saving and investment

Fiscal Policy;Optimization;public economics

Optimal taxation on profit and pollution with a macroeconomic framework

Taxation;Theory of Firm;Pollution;microeconomics

Reforms to Limit Increases in Health Care Expenditures, With Special Attention to the Netherlands

In Europe, an ageing population and technological innovation are the most significant drivers behind public health care expenditure increases. Several reforms are needed in order to limit these increases. International research has shown that market mechanisms and better public management have the most effective impact on limiting expenditures. Budget caps can also be important in lowering costs, though they may have some drawbacks. Other instruments, such as supply-side constraints and demand-side reforms, are less effective. Since the 2006 Dutch health care reform, patient orientation within the curative system has improved. However, in order to be able to limit increases in Dutch expenditure, further modifications to the market-orientated health insurance system are needed. For long-term care the recommendation is put forward that ultimately a reform stage should be implemented which would boost the responsibility of individuals and the family and limit the role of the government