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Study Plan
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Laurea magistrale in Economics and data analysis - Immatricolazione dal 2025/2026.The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Public sector economics (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S02463
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/03 - PUBLIC ECONOMICS
Period
secondo semestre (lauree magistrali) dal Mar 1, 2021 al Jun 1, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course covers the main contemporary issues in public finance and public economics. It is aimed at allowing students to read and understand the theoretical and empirical literature (both academic and policy-oriented) as well as to implement their own research. Reference is also made to main institutional aspects at the national and, where relevant, international level. Students will develop a sound knowledge of concepts and phenomena related to public finance and public intervention in the economy with special reference to: social security, taxation and investment/financial decisions; taxation and labor supply; public debt; market regulation; market auctions. Students will be able to assess critically the economic and social implications of the main public intervention schemes. Students will be also introduced to the use of scientific software to simulate the impact of public policies on individual behavior.
Program
Main Subjects
- Taxation: impact on investment decisions and labor supply; choice of the tax base.
- Social security: impact on investment decisions and labor supply; pension reforms in an ageing society.
- Public debt: macroeconomic effects, sustainability.
- Imperfect Competition, Market Regulation and Regulatory Reforms; Auctions and Procurement.
During the course, it will be shown how to simulate economic models in order to assess quantitatively the impact of public policies.
Textbooks and references
For each topic students will refer to a selected bibliography which will be given at the beginning of the course.
Lecture notes, scientific papers and some chapters of the textbooks listed below will be the main references.
Selected teaching material will be made available on the e-learning web page.
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Church J., Ware R. | Industrial organization a strategic approach | Mc Graw Hill | 2000 | 0071166459 | |
J. Hindriks and G. D. Myles | Intermediate Public Economics | MIT Press | 2006 | 0262083442 |
Examination Methods
The details on teaching activities and assessments methods will be made available as soon as the health and safety regulations concerning the teaching activities for next academic year will be formally finalized