- Docente: Rossella Verzulli
- Credits: 8
- SSD: SECS-P/03
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Criminology for Investigation and Security (cod. 8491)
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from Sep 18, 2023 to Dec 13, 2023
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with the analytical tools to examine the role of the State in market economies. At the end of the course, the student is able to understand the motivations of public intervention in market economies; analyze the main programs of public expenditures; and understand the main features of tax design.
Course contents
The course is organized in three parts. The first part is devoted to the analysis of externalities and to a discussion of the problems underlying the provision of public goods. The second part describes the mechanisms of functioning of the insurance market and the redistributive role of government. Finally, the last part analyzes the theoretical and institutional aspects related to the main direct and indirect taxes of the Italian tax system. Detailed information on the program will be available at http://iol.unibo.it.
Readings/Bibliography
Gruber (2023) Scienza delle finanze, Egea.
Course program is the same independently of class attendance.
A detailed syllabus will provided to students at the beginning of the classes.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
Written exam.
The maximum possible score is 30 cum laude, and the grade is graduated as follows:
<18 failed
18-23 sufficient
24-27 good
28-30 very good
30 e lode excellent
Details will be provided at the beginning of the course.
Teaching tools
Slides available on the "Insegnamenti Online" platform.
To facilitate the comprehension of the course's topics, especially for non-attending students, it may be useful to refer to the following book: Principi di economia, N.G. Mankiw; M.P. Taylor, Zanichelli, 2017.
Office hours
See the website of Rossella Verzulli