The authors provide a broad overview of economic aspects of commodity taxation, focussing in particular on theory and on policy applications in OECD countries. Some major papers in public economics have discussed whether these taxes should be levied at a uniform rate, or whether different commodities should be taxed differently, for reasons of either equity or efficiency. The authors begin with this question, and then discuss further issues, including the economic incidence of commodity taxes, the properties of the VAT, the taxation of financial services, the international aspects of commodity taxation, and environmental and health policy aspects.

This book contains solutions to the Practice Questions that appear at the ends of chapters in my book Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 9th edition, Global Edition. The questions have been designed to help readers study on their own and test their understanding of the material. They range from quick checks on whether a key point is understood to much more challenging applications of analytical techniques. Some prove or extend results presented in the book. To maximize the benefits from this book readers are urged to sketch out their own solutions to the questions before consulting mine.