Università Roma Tre

The course content can be broken down into several lesson blocks, the duration of which depends on the level of preparation of the students and their familiarity with the basic economics concepts

I block:
Understanding of the functions of the state budget and characteristics and financing of public expenditure. The study of public financial activity. First and second theorem of the welfare economy.
Text: Rosen, Gayer, chapters 1,2,3

Block II:
Public goods and externalities
Text: Rosen, Gayer, chapters 4 and 5

III block:
Introduction to the economy of taxes. The classification and the effects of taxes. Tax Translation and Incidence Theory
Text: Rosen, Gayer, Chapter 14

IV block:
tax efficiency; the tradeoff between equity and efficiency; personal taxes and individual behavior
Text: Rosen, Gayer, chapters 15, 16, 17, 18

V block:
Taxes on corporations, consumption and wealth
Text: Rosen, Gayer, chapter 19 and 21

Rosen, H.S., Gayer T. Public finance. Global edition. McGraw Hill, Last Edition