The aim of this course is to analyse the main reasons why the State should have an economic role, both from a normative and a positive point of view. The main topics covered by the course are the fundamentals of welfare economics, market failures, voting mechanisms, fiscal policies, social welfare programmes and fiscal federalism.
• Balestrino, A., Galli, E., Spataro L. (2019), Scienza delle finanze, UTET.
• Bosi, P., Guerra, M.C. (2019), Chapter III on Teoria dell’Imposta, in Bosi, P. (ed.), Corso di Scienza delle Finanze, Il Mulino, pag. 147-264.
• Lectures' slides available on e-learning
Learning Objectives
Acquired competencies at the end of the course. To be able to read and to interpret texts on public economics. To be able to interpret real economic phenomena related to the public sector by using the most important theoretical public economics models. To be able to analyse economic phenomena referred to public policies both from a normative and a positive point of view.
Prerequisites
Students must have passed the exams on Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.
Teaching Methods
Lectures
Type of Assessment
Public Finance 9 CFU: Written exam with exercises and open questions.
Public Economics 6 CFU: Oral exam.
Course program
Public Finance
9 CFU
Corso di Laurea triennale in Economia e commercio
• All book by Balestrino, A., Galli, E., Spataro L. (2019), Scienza delle finanze, UTET.
• Chapter III on Teoria dell’Imposta di Bosi, P. e Guerra, M.C. of the text by Bosi, P. (ed.), 2019, Corso di Scienza delle Finanze, Il Mulino, pag. 147-264.
• Lectures' slides available on e-learning.
Public Economics
6 CFU
Corso di laurea triennale in Scienze dei servizi giuridici e Corso di Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Giurisprudenza
• Balestrino, A., Galli, E., Spataro L. (2019), Scienza delle finanze, UTET: Part I: all chapters (except sections with * and appendices); Part II: ch. 1 and 6; Part III: all chapters; Part V: ch 1 and 2.
• Ch. III on Teoria dell’Imposta di Bosi, P. and Guerra, M.C. of the textbook by Bosi, P. (ed.), 2019, Corso di Scienza delle Finanze, Il Mulino, pag. 147-264.
• Slides available on e-learning.