Reflections on the Surplus Economy and the Alaska Permanent Fund
The Alaska Permanent Fund was created in 1977, shortly after oil form Alaska's North Slope began flowing to market through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. It was originally envisioned to serve two general purposes - to set aside a share of oil revenues for the benefit of future generations of Alaska...
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ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/12037 2023-05-15T17:40:12+02:00 Reflections on the Surplus Economy and the Alaska Permanent Fund Goldsmith, Scott 2001 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12037 en_US eng Institute for Public Economics (University of Alberta) Alberta's Volatile Government Revenues: Policies for the Long Run Scott Goldsmith, "Reflections on the Surplus Economy and the Alaska Permanent Fund", in Alberta's Volatile Government Revenues, ed. L.S. Wilson, Institute for Public Economics, University of Alberta, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12037 fiscal policy economics natural resource development social benefit Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend oil money Book chapter 2001 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:37:50Z The Alaska Permanent Fund was created in 1977, shortly after oil form Alaska's North Slope began flowing to market through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. It was originally envisioned to serve two general purposes - to set aside a share of oil revenues for the benefit of future generations of Alaskans after the depletion of the oil reserves, and to keep a share of oil revenues out of the hands of the current generation of politicians who could be counted to spend it on wasteful government operations and capital expenditures.The issue is how to design a set of public fiscal institutions that, taking this new revenue into account, will maximize long-term social welfare. Paper presented at a conference held at the University of Alberta, Sept. 2001. Book Part north slope Alaska University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA |
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The Alaska Permanent Fund was created in 1977, shortly after oil form Alaska's North Slope began flowing to market through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. It was originally envisioned to serve two general purposes - to set aside a share of oil revenues for the benefit of future generations of Alaskans after the depletion of the oil reserves, and to keep a share of oil revenues out of the hands of the current generation of politicians who could be counted to spend it on wasteful government operations and capital expenditures.The issue is how to design a set of public fiscal institutions that, taking this new revenue into account, will maximize long-term social welfare. Paper presented at a conference held at the University of Alberta, Sept. 2001. |
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Alberta's Volatile Government Revenues: Policies for the Long Run Scott Goldsmith, "Reflections on the Surplus Economy and the Alaska Permanent Fund", in Alberta's Volatile Government Revenues, ed. L.S. Wilson, Institute for Public Economics, University of Alberta, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11122/12037 |
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