34504 - TOPICS IN MICROECONOMICS

Anno Accademico 2017/2018

  • Docente: Ian Peter Preston
  • Crediti formativi: 3
  • SSD: SECS-P/01
  • Lingua di insegnamento: Italiano
  • Modalità didattica: Convenzionale - Lezioni in presenza
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Laurea Magistrale in Economics (cod. 8408)

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

At the end of the course the student will have acquired knowledge of specific advanced topics in microeconomics and the ability to develop critical and original views on the issues covered in the course.

Contenuti

The course covers five topics in public microeconomics:

Social choice

Distributive justice

Commodity taxation

Income taxation

Public goods

 

Testi/Bibliografia

Good general textbooks are:
- G. Myles, 1995, Public Economics, Cambridge University Press.
- A. Atkinson and J. Stiglitz, 1980, Lectures on Public Economics, McGraw-
Hill.
- L. Kaplow, 2008, The Theory of Taxation and Public Expenditure,
Princeton University Press.
- B. Salanié, 2003, The Economics of Taxation, MIT Press.
Thorough survey articles on particular topics can be found in:
- A. Auerbach and M. Feldstein, 1985-2002, Handbook of Public Eco-
nomics Vols 1-4, North-Holland: Amsterdam.
- K. Arrow, A. Sen and K. Suzumura, 2002, Handbook of Social Choice
and Welfare Vol 1, North-Holland: Amsterdam.

 

A fuller list of readings is avaialable on the course webpage

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

The course will be examined by a take home examination.

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Ian Peter Preston