Antonio ABATEMARCO | PUBLIC FINANCE
Antonio ABATEMARCO PUBLIC FINANCE
cod. 0212400038
PUBLIC FINANCE
| 0212400038 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS | |
| EQF6 | |
| ECONOMICS | |
| 2023/2024 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SECS-P/03 | 10 | 60 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THIS COURSE IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR THE COMPREHENSION OF BOTH MOTIVATIONS AND FORMS OF PUBLIC INTERVENTION IN THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN EFFICIENCY AND EQUITY PERSPECTIVES. STUDENTS ARE ADDITIONALLY EXPECTED TO LEARN MAIN CRITERIA CHARACTERIZING THE DEFINITION OF BOTH PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PROGRAMMES AND TAX REVENUES IN ADVANCED ECONOMIES. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DESIGN AND ASSESS ECONOMIC POLICIES WITHIN THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE EFFICIENCY-EQUITY TRADE OFF, AND TO IDENTIFY MACRO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF FISCAL POLICIES IN THE SHORT AND LONG-RUN. MAKING JUDGMENTS STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP CRITICAL SKILLS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC POLICIES IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY AND EQUITY (SOCIAL WELFARE ANALYSIS). COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS THE HETEROGENEITY OF LEARNING ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED AT THE END OF THIS COURSE IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ABILITIES OF STUDENTS. MOSTLY, STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO STRONGLY IMPROVE SYNTHESIS ABILITIES IN WRITTEN MANUSCRIPTS AND THE CAPACITY TO ANSWER MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS. LEARNING SKILLS THIS COURSE INTENDS TO DEVELOP THE LOGICAL SKILLS AND MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS THROUGH THE PARALLELISM BETWEEN THEORETICAL INSIGHTS ARISING FROM STANDARD ECONOMIC MODELS AND ECONOMIC POLICIES IMPLEMENTED IN REAL LIFE BY GOVERNMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND TAX REVENUES. |
| Prerequisites | |
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| MICROECONOMICS |
| Contents | |
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| FIRST WELFARE THEOREM. MARKET FAILURES. SECOND WELFARE THEOREM. SOCIAL WELFARE FUNCTION AND ARROW'S IMPOSSIBILITY THEOREM. THEORIES OF JUSTICE FOR DISTRIBUTIVE EQUITY. TAX REVENUE. DEADWEIGHT LOSS. TAX DISTORTIONS IN RELEVANT MARKETS. INTRODUCTION TO OPTIMAL TAXATION THEORY. THE MACRO-ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC INTERVENTION IN THE ECONOMY. PUBLIC DEBT THEORY. FISCAL FEDERALISM. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE, INEQUALITY AND POVERTY COMPARISONS. REGULATION THEORY. PENSION SYSTEMS. |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| THIRTY LECTURES OF TWO HOURS EACH. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| THE EXAMINATION IS EXPECTED TO ASSESS THE KNWOLEDGE ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT WITH RESPECT TO THE MAIN PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS. THE EXAMINATION IS WRITTEN AND ORAL. THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF SIX OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS AND SIX MULTIPLE QUESTIONS TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE HOUR. A SINGLE OPEN-ENDED QUESTION IS ASSOCIATED TO EACH MULTIPLE QUESTION. THE ORAL EXAMINATION IS MOSTLY AIMED AT ASSESSING WITH MORE ACCURACY THE KNWOLEDGE ACQUIRED BY THE STUDENT IN CASE OF UNCERTAINTY ON HIS/HER PERFORMANCE TO THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION. THE EXAM IS HELD AT THE END OF THE TERM. THE FINAL MARK, OUT OF THIRTY EVENTUALLY CUM LAUDE, IS DETERMINED BY (I) THE COMPREHENSION OF THE REASONS, NATURE AND MODALITIES OF PUBLIC INTERVENTION IN THE ECONOMY, (II) KNOWLEDGE OF RELEVANT TECHNICAL DEFINITIONS IN THE FIELD OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS, AND (III) COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS. TEXTBOOKS, PCS AND SMARTPHONMES/TABLETS ARE FORBIDDEN DURING THE EXAMINATION; THE SOLE CALCULATOR IS PERMITTED. |
| Texts | |
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| ROBERTO ARTONI, "LEZIONI DI SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE", IL MULINO, 2003, PP. 47-90, AND PP. 437-463. PAOLO BOSI, "CORSO DI SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE" (OTTAVA EDIZIONE) IL MULINO, 2019, PAG. 87-308, PAG. 325-356 E PAG. 399-569 (CORRESPONDING PAGES IN NINTH EDITION 2023, 87-312, 329-361, 427-608). OR (ALTERNATIVELY) A. BALESTRINO, E. GALLI, L. SPATARO, "SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE", UTET, 2015, PP.5-68, PP.73-82, PP.92,120, PP.133-162, PP. 197-228, PP.327-397, PP.472-481. (TO BE INTEGRATED WITH HANDOUTS ON LORENZ CURVE AND GINI INDEX). OR (ALTERNATIVELY) BRUNO BISES, "LEZIONI DI SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE (PARTE I - L'INTERVENTO PUBBLICO NEL SISTEMA ECONOMICO)", GIAPPICHELLI EDITORE, 2012 (SECONDA EDIZIONE), CAPITOLI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (SOLO PAR. 3), 6 E 8 (PAR. 4 E 5).. BRUNO BISES, "LEZIONI DI SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE (PARTE II - IL SISTEMA TRIBUTARIO)", GIAPPICHELLI EDITORE, 2013 (SECONDA EDIZIONE), CAPITOLI 1, 2, 4 E 6. |
| More Information | |
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| FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT AABATEMARCO@UNISA.IT. |
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