This book presents a comprehensive analysis of tax consequences in an oligopolistic market. It provides the reader with a systematic and precise way of understanding the research content of tax incidence. A major feature of the book is its analysis of tax incidence from both domestic and international oligopolies. Then, by examining various oligopoly models, it approaches the essence of domestic and multilateral tax issues. Starting with the general theory of commodity tax incidence in an oligopoly, the topics addressed in this book include tax reform, environmental regulation, and policy coordination in international oligopolies. In addition to the usual oligopoly model, managerial oligopoly, the public pricing problem for firms in an oligopoly, and mixed oligopoly are dealt with. By presenting individual issues and explaining the relevance of each topic, this book is highly recommended for readers interested in policymaking and the global market in relation to the interdisciplinary developments of public economics, regional economics, and international economics. This book is also valuable as an advanced textbook on applied economics.

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Minoru Kunizaki is a Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Aichi University, Japan. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Momoyama-Gakuin University and completed a master's degree from the Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University of Commerce. He was a Visiting Professor at the University of Sydney and the University of Catania. He is a member of the International Institute of Public Finance, the Japan Institute of Public Finance, the Japanese Society of International Economics, and the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association.

Kazuyuki Nakamura is a Professor at the School of Economics, University of Toyama, Japan. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Kansai University and completed a master's degree from the Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University of Commerce. He is a member of the Japan Institute of Public Finance, the Japanese Society of International Economics, and the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association.

Naoki Kakita is a professor at the School of Economics, University of Toyama, Japan. He graduated from Nagasaki Prefectural University and completed a master's degree from the Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University of Commerce, Japan. He is a member of the Japanese Society of International Economics and the Japanese Economic Association.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Commodity tax incidence in oligopolistic market.- Chapter 2. Comparative Analysis of Specific and Ad Valorem Commodity Taxes: Welfare Analysis of Tax Rate Combination and Optimal Commodity Tax.- Chapter 3. Commodity Tax Incidence in a Labor-managed Firm Oligopoly.- Chapter 4. Managerial Incentives and Principal-Agent Type Oligopoly: Shifting of the Tax Burden.- Chapter 5. Public Pricing and Oligopolistic Market .- Chapter 6. Comparative analysis of environmental regulation and environmental tax.- Chapter 7. Commodity Tax in an International Oligopoly.- Chapter 8. Commodity Tax Harmonization and Global Tariff Reduction with Differentiated International Oligopoly.- Chapter 9. Partial Policy Coordination and Strategic Response in International Oligopoly.- Chapter 10. Privatization Neutrality Theorem in an International Mixed Oligopoly.