ADVANCED PUBLIC ECONOMICS

ADVANCED PUBLIC ECONOMICS

Matteo Paradisi

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Intended learning outcomes

Field specific knowledge at the MSC level.

Course Contents

1. Positive analysis: tax incidence effect of taxes on prices and utilities: classical theory of tax incidence empirical evidence: classical producer-consumer incidence, firm-level incidence non-neutrality of statutory incidence: evasion, salience, consumer-producer issues general equilibrium incidence 2. From positive to normative analysis: efficiency cost of taxation, welfare metrics focus on effects of taxes on quantities deadweight loss and Harberger's triangle sufficient statistics for the efficiency cost of taxes marginal value of public funds 3. Normative analysis: optimal taxation commodity taxation (Ramsey tax) optimal income taxation (Mirrlees taxation) 4. Facts on inequality trends and challenges for the future income inequality and concentration wealth inequality inequalities in the labor market

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Week 1

Tax incidence

Week 2

Tax incidence

Week 3

Tax Efficiency

Week 4

Tax Efficiency

Week 5

Inequality facts

Week 6

Inequality facts

Week 7

Optimal taxation

Week 8

Tax evasion

Week 9

Students presentations

Week 10

Public procurement

Week 11

Public procurement

Week 12

Public procurement