General Public Policy

Books

• Rational Expectations (Second edition). Steven M. Sheffrin. Cambridge University Press, 1996. Google Book Preview.
• Markets and Majorities: The Political Economy of Public Policy. Steven M. Sheffrin. Free Press 1993. Google Book Preview.
• The Making of Economic Policy. Steven M. Sheffrin. Basil Blackwell, 1989.  Library Search (WorldCat).

Articles

• "Taxation and House-Price Uncertainty: Some Empirical Estimates," Steven M. Sheffrin and Tracy M. Turner. International Tax and Public Finance, August 2001. 
• "Causation, Spending, and Taxes: Sand in the Sandbox or Tax Collector for the Welfare State?" Kevin D. Hoover and Steven M. Sheffrin. The American Economic Review, March 1992.
• "Fiscal Policy Tied to the Mast: What has Gramm-Rudman Wrought," Steven M. Sheffrin. Contemporary Policy Issues April 1987.
• "Estimating the Tax Advantage of Corporate Debt," Joseph J. Cordes and Steven M. Sheffrin. The Journal of Finance March 1983.
• Taxation and the Sectoral Allocation of Capital in the U.S. Joseph J. Cordes and Steven M. Sheffrin.  Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Treasury Department, 1981. (Also Published in National Tax Journal December 1981.)

State and Local Public Finance

• Tax Tensions: Privatization and Local Finance, Steven M. Sheffrin and Bei Li. In Privatizing China, edited by Li Zhang and Aihwa Ong, Cornell University Press, 2008.

• "State Budget Deficit Dynamics and the California Debacle," Steven M. Sheffrin. Journal of Economic Perspectives Spring 2004.

• “Living with Limits: State and Local Finance in California,” Terri A. Sexton and Steven M. Sheffrin. State Controller’s Quarterly (pdf) August 1997.
• Who Pays for Development Fees and Exactions? Marla Dresch and Steven M. Sheffrin. Public Policy Institute of California, June 1997.
• “Reform During Crisis: The Transformation of California’s Tax System during the Great Depression,” James E. Hartley, Steven M. Sheffrin, and J. David Vasche. Reprinted in the California Constitutional Revision Commission's, Constitution History Revision Perspective, 1996.
• Estimating the Tax Burden in California (pdf), Steven M. Sheffrin and Marla Dresch. California Policy Seminar, 1995.

Property Tax including Proposition 13

• Property Tax Assessment Limits (Policy Focus Report): Lessons from Thirty Years of Experience.  Mark Haveman and Terri A. Sexton. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, June 2008.

• Property Tax Systems in the United States: The Tax Base, Exemptions, Incentives, and Relief (pdf). Terri A. Sexton, International Association of Assessing Officers and the Japan Real Estate Institute, June 2003. Accompanying Tables (pdf).
• The Market Value of Commercial Real Property in Los Angeles County in 2002 (pdf). Terri A. Sexton and Steven M. Sheffrin, California Policy Research Center, February 2003.
• Allocating Property Tax Revenue in California: Living with Proposition 13. Therese A. McCarty, Terri A. Sexton, Steven M. Sheffrin, and Stephen D. Shelby. 94th Annual Conference Proceedings of the National Tax Association, 2002. Conference Paper (pdf). Full report (pdf).
• “Proposition 13: Unintended Effects and Feasible Reforms,” Terri A. Sexton, Steven M. Sheffrin, and Arthur O’Sullivan. National Tax Journal March 1999. Abstract. Full text article (pdf).
• Proposition 13 in Recession and Recovery. Steven M. Sheffrin and Terri A. Sexton. Public Policy Institute of California, September 1998.
• “The Future of the Property Tax: A Political Economy Perspective,” Steven M. Sheffrin. In The Future of State Taxation, edited by David Brunori, 1998. Order Information.
• Property Taxes and Tax Revolts. Arthur O’Sullivan, Terri A. Sexton and Steven M. Sheffrin. Cambridge University Press, March 1995. Order information. Google Book Preview.
• "Property Taxes, Mobility, and Home Ownership," Arthur O’Sullivan, Terri A. Sexton and Steven M. Sheffrin.  Journal of Urban Economics January 1995.
• “Differential Burdens from the Assessment Provisions of Proposition 13,” Arthur O’Sullivan, Terri A. Sexton, and Steven M. Sheffrin. National Tax Journal December 1994. Abstract. Full text article (pdf).
• The Future of Proposition 13 (pdf). Arthur O'Sullivan, Terri A., Sexton, and Steven M. Sheffrin. California Policy Seminar. 1993. Data (pdf).

Tax Evasion and Compliance

• "Understanding Surveys of Taxpayer Honesty," Janine L. F. Wilson and Steven M. Sheffrin. FinanzArchiv June 2005.

• "Tax Evasion and Equity Theory: An Investigative Approach," Sharmila King and Steven M. Sheffrin. International Tax and Public Finance, August 2002.

• “Complexity and Compliance: An Empirical Investigation,” Adam Forest and Steven M. Sheffrin. National Tax Journal March 2002. Abstract. Full text article available to subscribers only.
• "Perceptions of Fairness in the Crucible of Tax Policy," Steven M. Sheffrin, in Joel Slemrod, ed., Tax Progressivity and Income Inequality, Cambridge University Press, 1994. Google Book Preview.
• “What Does The Public Believe About Tax Fairness?” Steven M. Sheffrin. National Tax Journal September 1993. Abstract. Full text article (pdf).
• "Can Brute Deterrence Backfire? Perceptions and Attitudes in Taxpayer Compliance," Steven M. Sheffrin and Robert K. Triest, in Joel Slemrod, ed., Why People Pay Taxes? Tax Compliance and Enforcement, University of Michigan Press.

Sales Tax

• “An Analysis of the Feasibility of Implementing A Single Rate Sales Tax,” Gary C. Cornia, Kelly D. Edmiston, Steven M. Sheffrin, and Terri A. Sexton. National Tax Journal, December 2002. Abstract. Full text article available to subscribers only.
• “Should the Federal Income Tax Be Replaced with a National Sales or Value-added Tax?” Steven M. Sheffrin. California Policy Research Center, August 1996. Brief (pdf).

Industry Specific Studies

• The Taxation of Telecommunications in California in the Information Age (pdf). James E. Prieger, Terri A. Sexton, and Annette Nellen, California Policy Research Center, April 2003.

• California's Energy Crisis: Implications for Public Finance and Taxation (pdf). Terri A. Sexton and Steven M. Sheffrin. 94th Annual Conference Proceedings of the National Tax Association, 2002.
• “Electric Utility Deregulation and the Property Tax in California and Other Western States,” Steven M. Sheffrin. In Impacts of Electric Utility Deregulation on Property Taxation, edited by Philip Burling, 2001. 

For additional publications by Steven M. Sheffrin in Macroeconomics and International Economics, consult Google Scholar.