OVERVIEW

The course is on the foundations of public economics and public finance

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Ability to evaluate, discuss and analyze the structural and cyclical problems of public finance in contemporary economies

PREREQUISITES

Microeconomics

TEACHING METHODS

The training activity is divided into lectures, interactive teaching, guided study, practical exercises and seminar activities. The lessons are face-to-face and, "in accordance with the rules for access to university premises adopted to counter the spread of the COVID pandemic, the lessons can possibly be carried out on TEAMS. The TEAMS code will eventually be communicated via aulaweb

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

A) 

- Role of the State in the economy 

– Fiscal federalism

– Welfare State

– Theory and practice of taxation

– Italian public finance

– Italian tax system

B) 

Insights into topics of economics and public finance

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Paolo Bosi, Corso di scienza delle finanze, Il Mulino (ult. ed.)

- P. Bosi, M.C. Guerra, I tributi nell’economia italiana, Il Mulino (ult. ed.)

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUCA GANDULLIA (President)

LUCIA LEPORATTI (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

September 14, 2026

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam with written graphic exercises

ASSESSMENT METHODS

For students attending, the learning assessment includes two written tests during the course and an oral exam at the end of the course. The two written tests refer to different parts of the course program.

For non-attending students the verification consists only of the oral exam.

Questions about the contents of the program and graphic exercises

FURTHER INFORMATION

"Students with disabilities or other special educational needs are advised to contact both the Prof. Aristide Canepa (aristide.canepa@unige.it), and the lecturer at the beginning of the course, to agree on the teaching methods and examinations that, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools.

To request compensatory tools or dispensatory measures, students with disabilities or SLD must fill in the dedicated Webform available at https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa, at least 7 working days before the exam.
Students with SEN may instead send their request by e-mail to the lecturer, copying the Department Representative, Prof. Aristide Canepa (aristide.canepa@unige.it) and the Inclusion Office (inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it).
Requests from students will be assessed by the lecturer and may be approved or rejected".