CODE 60078 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 3 ECONOMIA E COMMERCIO 8699 (L-33) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/03 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The Course aims at providing students with analytical tools for studying the public sector economics and the role of the State within the Economy. The course gives students a thorough grounding in the principles underlying the role of the State, the welfare state, and the design of the tax system. The main objective is to enable students to understand the practical problems involved in implementing these principles. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The Teaching aims at providing students with an appreciation of the analytical methods for the study of the public sector economics and the role of the State. The course gives students a thorough grounding in the principles underlying the role of the State, the welfare state, and the design of the tax system. The main objective is to enable students to understand the practical problems involved in implementing these principles. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Recommended prerequisites are the knowledge of: the basic principles of Microeconomics, the competition system (supply and demand functions); income and substitution effects TEACHING METHODS Attendance is recommended. The teaching will include lessons, seminars, classroom discussions and homework. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Part I (Institutions) Welfare Economics and Public Intervention. Public expenditures. The relevant financial balances for the Public Sector. Efficiency in the production/provision of public goods. Market failures. The Italian tax system. The economic effects of taxation on resource allocation and income distribution. International aspects of national taxation on goods and services. Redistribution and Welfare State. Part II (Topics) Natural monopoly, market regulation and tariffs. Public debt. Tax evasion. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY The textbook and other additional supports (slides, homework texts, ...) will be posted on Aulaweb TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD BARBARA CAVALLETTI Ricevimento: Tuesday 14-16 (Office n.19, 1st flor, Department of Economics - Darsena) Any changes due to possible health emergency restrictions will be promptly communicated by the teacher through the Aulaweb platform. Exam Board BARBARA CAVALLETTI (President) MATTEO CORSI MARCELLO MONTEFIORI LESSONS LESSONS START Sem: I 19 sept. 2016 - 15 dec. 2016 Class schedule PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Alternatively written/oral examination in English ASSESSMENT METHODS The assessing methods for the learning outcomes consist in workshops, exercises, and group work, during the lectures Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 19/01/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 02/02/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 10/05/2021 10:00 GENOVA Orale 03/06/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 21/06/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 16/07/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto 10/09/2021 10:00 GENOVA Scritto