Syllabus
Topics covered in the course
Welfare economics
Direct taxes
Indirect taxes
Tax incidence
Corporate taxation
Tax avoidance
Tax evasion
Inequality
Pensions and social benefits
Annotation
This course introduces advanced thinking in public economics and public finance for graduate students of economics.
The objective is to provide students with a thorough understanding of research in selected topics in public economics and public finance. By actively participating in this course, students improve their understanding of the role of government, taxation, and public budgets. Students learn how to use the tools of economics for the analysis of government expenditures and tax policies.
The course uses Microsoft Teams (see syllabus for details).