- Docente: Ian Peter Preston
- Credits: 3
- SSD: SECS-P/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Economics (cod. 8408)
Learning outcomes
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.
Course contents
The course covers five topics in public microeconomics:
Social choice
Distributive justice
Commodity taxation
Income taxation
Public goods
Readings/Bibliography
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
Assessment methods
The course will be examined by a take home examination.
Office hours
See the website of Ian Peter Preston