Università Roma Tre

The knowledge of the economic reasons justifying public intervention in the economy, of the forms and consequences of the different policy instruments with special regards to taxation, public expenditure and market regulation. More specifically, at the end of the course, students should
a) know the main analytical categories developed by Welfare Economics; the main types of public intervention that are available, their expected benefits and the possible costs;
b) acquire a more in-depth understanding of tax design, of the structure of the different taxes and of the main critical issues characterizing the Italian tax system;
c) be aware of the interaction between law and economics whether they have to do with the effect of legal rules on the behavior of economic actors or with the contribution of economic analysis to the design of legal rules;
d) develop a critical ability to evaluate economic phenomena.