PUBLIC FINANCE
- Overview
- Assessment methods
- Learning objectives
- Contents
- Full programme
- Delivery method
- Teaching methods
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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).
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 (further material on e-learning); debt
- Health care (R&G 10)
- Unemployment benefits (R&G 11)
- Social Insurance and Pension System (R&G 12)
- Public Provision of education and Active Labour Market Policies (further material on e-learning)
See Section Contenuti
Traditional lectures and practical exercises
Office hours have to be scheduled with the teacher in advance.