Ateneo - UPO

The course covers the main topics addressed in the field of Public Finance

Rosen, H.S.m Gayer, Scienza delle Finanze, McGraw Hill

Fornire le conoscenze analitiche necessarie per comprendere i fondamenti dell’intervento pubblico e i suoi effetti sull’allocazione e la distribuzione delle risorse.

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Lezioni frontali e discussioni in aula.

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Esame scritto. L'orale è facoltativo: 3 domande con valutazione -1/+1 da aggiungere al voto dello scritto.

Introduction. Tools of positive analysis. Tools of normative analysis. Public goods. Externalities. Theory of collective choices. Income redistribution. Taxation and income distribution. Taxation and efficiency. Taxation and trade-off between equity and efficiency.

The student must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the main reference models of financial science and theoretical models of public finance. The student must show an ability to connect the acquired theoretical knowledge in order to competently and independently engage in the debate on public intervention in the economy, and demonstrate their own judgment.