Objectives
The course – which is entirely tought in English – provides an introduction to the economic analysis of public policy issues, concerning the Government’s spending, financing and regulatory activities. The above issues will be tackled within the European Union context.
The course – which is entirely tought in English – provides an introduction to the economic analysis of public policy issues, concerning the Government’s spending, financing and regulatory activities. The above issues will be tackled within the European Union context.
teacher profile teaching materials
1. Market Performance and Government Role: an Overview.
2. The Economics of Public Spending and Welfare Programmes (Education, Health, Social Insurance, Poverty).
3. Anti-monopolistic Policies and Market Regulation. Environmental Regulation.
4. Fiscal Federalism. Revenue and Expenditure Activities: Local Governments vs Central Government
5. Fiscal Policy and Taxation in the European Context.
Reference text-books:
- Boadway, R. & A. Shah, Fiscal Federalism, Cambridge U.P., 2009.
- Connally S. & A. Munro, Economics of the Public Sector, Pearson, 1999.
- Rosen H.S. & T. Gayer, Public Finance, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
- Stiglitz J.E., Economics of the Public Sector, Norton, New York, 1999.
Readings from the above text-books and further readings will be suggested at the beginning and throughout the course.
Programme
Syllabus1. Market Performance and Government Role: an Overview.
2. The Economics of Public Spending and Welfare Programmes (Education, Health, Social Insurance, Poverty).
3. Anti-monopolistic Policies and Market Regulation. Environmental Regulation.
4. Fiscal Federalism. Revenue and Expenditure Activities: Local Governments vs Central Government
5. Fiscal Policy and Taxation in the European Context.
Core Documentation
Reading MaterialsReference text-books:
- Boadway, R. & A. Shah, Fiscal Federalism, Cambridge U.P., 2009.
- Connally S. & A. Munro, Economics of the Public Sector, Pearson, 1999.
- Rosen H.S. & T. Gayer, Public Finance, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
- Stiglitz J.E., Economics of the Public Sector, Norton, New York, 1999.
Readings from the above text-books and further readings will be suggested at the beginning and throughout the course.
Type of evaluation
The exam includes the final written test.