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COWLES FOUNDATION DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 1681

Financial Control of a Competitive Economy without Randomness

I. Karatzas, M. Shubik, and W.D. Sudderth

October 2008

The monetary and fiscal control of a simple economy without outside randomness is studied here from the micro-economic basis of a strategic market game. The government's bureaucracy is treated as a public good that provides services at a cost. A conventional public good is also considered.

Keywords: Dynamic programming, Public goods, Bureaucracy, Taxation

JEL Classification: D53, H23, H41