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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.

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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.

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Issues in Public Sector Revenues - Issues in Public Sector Expenditures - Analysis of Income Inequality - Political Attitudes and Tax Revenue Effort in Turkey - Specialized Tax Software and Tax Compliance - Taxation of Illicit Financial Flows - Taxation of Electronic Commerce - Tax Amnesties and Tax Compliance - Aging and Public Health Expenditures - Conflicts and Economics Performance - Income Inequality and Economic freedom - Public Expenditures in Turkey

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Adnan Ger‡ek 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.

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