PUBLIC FINANCE
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- Assessment methods
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- Full programme
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The final assessment consists in a written examination (1hour) divided in two parts.
The first part consists of 15 multiple choice questions (right answer 1 point; wrong answer -0.25 point; no answer 0 point). The second part consists of 3 open questions (max 5 point each).
Students can decide to take a mid term exam on half programme. If the mid term exam is sufficient, students can decide to take a final term exam on the remaining part of the programme. The final mark is the average of the markes reported in the partial exams.
Each partial exam consists in a written examination (1 hour) divided in two parts. The first part consists of 10 multiple choice questions (right answer 1 point; wrong answer -0.25 point; no answer 0 point). The second part consists of 2 open questions (max 10 point each).
The course aims at discussing the major issues related to the public intervention in the economy, through the study of the main elements of the tax and welfare system.
The objective is to provide the students with the knowledge necessary to understand the role of the public government in the Italian economy.
Introduction (5 hours)
- Motivations for the public intervention in the economy (R&G 1, 2, 3, 8.1)
- Income redistribution (R&G 7)
The tax system: economic aspects (15 hours)
- The Personal Income Tax (R&G 18)
- The Corporate Income Tax (R&G 19)
- Indirect taxes (R&G 20)
- Fiscal decentralization (R&G 21, 22)
Expenditure programs: theory and institutional aspects (15 hours)
- Welfare state (material on e-learning)
- Health care (R&G 10)
- Unemployment benefits (R&G 11)
- Social Insurance and Pension system (R&G 12)
The evolution of public finance in Italy (5 hours)
- The budgetary process and the Financial bill
- The public debt (R&G 8, 9)
Special part: The tax on intergenerational transfers
See Section Contenuti
Rosen and Gayer, Scienza delle Finanze, Ed. italiana a cura di C. Rapallini, McGraw Hill, 2018 V edizione
Figari, Gandullia e Piacentino, Ricchezza in eredità: quale futuro per l'imposta sulle successioni?, 2022, Il Mulino
Additional materiale uploaded on e-learning during the course
Traditional lectures and practical exercises
Office hours have to be scheduled with the teacher in advance.