Public Finance in Canada

In the Sixth Canadian Edition of Public Finance in Canada, substantial revisions enhance the currency of the textbook, including:

• Coverage of the impact of the pandemic.
• Extensive data revisions throughout the book.
• The integration of a clearer understanding of public finance through an intersectional lens.
• The Sixth Edition matches learning objectives to both content and exercises in the chapter, making it easier for instructors who want to emphasize specific learning objectives within the chapters.
• The "In the News" callouts updated or replaced with new content based on current events.
• Names of people used in examples have also been updated to represent greater diversity in the Canadian population, and gender-inclusive language has been incorporated throughout.

New Connect Interface. Featuring significant improvements to instructor workflows in Connect, with new features designed to make course management easier:

• NEW! Add Co-Instructors to a Section. Instructors can easily add additional instructors to any section.
• Updated Section Dashboard. The redesigned section dashboard surfaces important information about student performance and assignments without additional clicks.
• NEW! Optimized for Mobile and More Accessibility. Automatic resizing of screen for tablets and smart phones. New pages are screen reader compatible, keyboard navigable, and have up to 400% magnification.
• NEW! Assignments Tab. Provides a clean interface with the ability to view important assignment information without additional clicks. Quickly view information such as assignment types, proctored assignments, and assignments that require manual grading.

Canadian Perspective. Rosen et al. provides a modern treatment of the theory of public finance, and thorough discussion of empirical issues, from a Canadian perspective.

Comprehensive Coverage. Coverage includes an integrated introduction to tax and expenditure decisions (including financing of expenditures in the chapters on health care, education, employment insurance, and public pensions), and extensive analysis of the federal-provincial dimension of the public sector in Canada.

Econometric Models. The results of econometric models are used to help the student understand how expenditure and tax policies affect individual behavior and how the government itself sets policies.

Integration of Theory and Analysis. Rosen integrates the analysis of government spending and taxing closely with economic theory. The goal is to interweave institutional, theoretical, and empirical material to provide students with a clear and coherent view of government spending and taxing.

SmartBook 2.0. Available within Connect, SmartBook 2.0 personalizes learning to individual student needs, continually adapting to pinpoint knowledge gaps and focus learning on concepts requiring additional study. For instructors, SmartBook tracks student progress and provides insights that guide teaching strategies and advanced instruction, for a more dynamic class experience.