Economics, Government and Administration | PUBLIC MICROECONOMICS

cod. 0223100019

PUBLIC MICROECONOMICS

	0223100019
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE E STATISTICHE
	EQF7
	'ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION'
	2020/2021

CURRICULUM ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATION

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2018
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
1	MICROECONOMIA DEL SETTORE PUBBLICO MOD. 1
	SECS-P/01	6	40	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
2	MICROECONOMIA DEL SETTORE PUBBLICO MOD. 2
	SECS-P/03	6	40	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	BRUNA BRUNO1 T Curriculum
	ANTONIO ABATEMARCO2 Curriculum

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THIS COURSE IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR: - UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC CHOICES UNDER UNCERTAINTY, ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR - THE COMPREHENSION OF FORMS OF PUBLIC INTERVENTION IN THE ECONOMY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE TAXATION SYSTEM, TAX EVASION AND MARKET REGULATION. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DESIGN AND ASSESS ECONOMIC POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO (A) PUBLIC GOODS AND COMPETION POLICIES (B) THE OPTIMAL DESIGN OF THE TAX SYSTEM, (C) THE DEFINITION OF OPTIMAL AUDING STRATEGIES, AND (D) THE DESIGN OF OPTIMAL CONTRACT FOR MARKET REGULATION IN THE PRESENCE OF ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP CRITICAL SKILLS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC POLICIES IN THE FIELD OF TAXATION, TAX EVASION, AND MARKET REGULATION COMPATIBLY WITH THE EFFICIENCY-EQUITY TRADE-OFF (SOCIAL WELFARE)AND FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC POLICIES EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUAL CHOICES. THE HETEROGENEITY OF LEARNING ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED AT THE END OF THIS COURSE IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ABILITIES OF STUDENTS. MOSTLY, STUDENTES ARE EXPECTED TO STRONGLY IMPROVE SYNTHESIS ABILITIES IN WRITTEN MANUSCRIPTS AND THE HANDLING OF MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS. IN THE FIRST MODULE STUDENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF ECONOMIC CHOICES OF INDIVIDUALS, ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT APPROACHES. THE SECOND MODULE OF THIS COURSE INTENDS TO DEVELOP THE LOGICAL SKILLS AND PSICOLOGICAL MOTIVATIONS OF STUDENTS BY THE CONTINUOUS PARALLELISM BETWEEN THEORETICAL ISSUES ANALYZED DURING THE LESSONS AND THE ECONOMIC POLICIES IMPLEMENTED BY THE "SOCIAL DECISION-MAKER" WITH RESPECT TO (A) OPTIMAL TAXATION, AND (B) TAX EVASION.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THIS COURSE IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE FOR:
- UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC CHOICES UNDER UNCERTAINTY, ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR
- THE COMPREHENSION OF FORMS OF PUBLIC INTERVENTION IN THE ECONOMY WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE TAXATION SYSTEM, TAX EVASION AND MARKET REGULATION.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DESIGN AND ASSESS ECONOMIC POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO (A) PUBLIC GOODS AND COMPETION POLICIES (B) THE OPTIMAL DESIGN OF THE TAX SYSTEM, (C) THE DEFINITION OF OPTIMAL AUDING STRATEGIES, AND (D) THE DESIGN OF OPTIMAL CONTRACT FOR MARKET REGULATION IN THE PRESENCE OF ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION.
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP CRITICAL SKILLS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC POLICIES IN THE FIELD OF TAXATION, TAX EVASION, AND MARKET REGULATION COMPATIBLY WITH THE EFFICIENCY-EQUITY TRADE-OFF (SOCIAL WELFARE)AND FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC POLICIES EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUAL CHOICES.

THE HETEROGENEITY OF LEARNING ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES IMPLEMENTED AT THE END OF THIS COURSE IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ABILITIES OF STUDENTS. MOSTLY, STUDENTES ARE EXPECTED TO STRONGLY IMPROVE SYNTHESIS ABILITIES IN WRITTEN MANUSCRIPTS AND THE HANDLING OF MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS.
IN THE FIRST MODULE STUDENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO CRITICAL INTERPRETATION OF ECONOMIC CHOICES OF INDIVIDUALS, ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT APPROACHES.
THE SECOND MODULE OF THIS COURSE INTENDS TO DEVELOP THE LOGICAL SKILLS AND PSICOLOGICAL MOTIVATIONS OF STUDENTS BY THE CONTINUOUS PARALLELISM BETWEEN THEORETICAL ISSUES ANALYZED DURING THE LESSONS AND THE ECONOMIC POLICIES IMPLEMENTED BY THE "SOCIAL DECISION-MAKER" WITH RESPECT TO (A) OPTIMAL TAXATION, AND (B) TAX EVASION.

	Prerequisites
	NONE

	Contents
	INTERTEMPORAL CHOICES, CHOICES UNDER UNCERTAINTY, INFORMATION AND NETWORKS ECONOMICS, ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION, GAME THEORY, NORMATIVE ECONOMICS IMPLICATIONS( ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY). INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS, IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC GOODS FREE RIDING AND COMPETITION POLICIES. OPTIMAL CHOICE OF THE CONSUMER WITH HICKSIAN DEMAND FUNCTION, OPTIMAL INCOME AND GOODS TAXATION, TAX EVASION OF FIRMS AND OPTIMAL AUDITING STRATEGY.

Contents

INTERTEMPORAL CHOICES, CHOICES UNDER UNCERTAINTY, INFORMATION AND NETWORKS ECONOMICS, ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION, GAME THEORY, NORMATIVE ECONOMICS IMPLICATIONS( ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY). INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS, IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC GOODS FREE RIDING AND COMPETITION POLICIES.

OPTIMAL CHOICE OF THE CONSUMER WITH HICKSIAN DEMAND FUNCTION, OPTIMAL INCOME AND GOODS TAXATION, TAX EVASION OF FIRMS AND OPTIMAL AUDITING STRATEGY.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES AND SEMINARS

	Verification of learning
	MID-TERM AND TERM TEST, PRESENTATION OF SHORT REPORTS, ORAL EXAMINATION (ALTERNATIVE). JUDGMENTS WILL BE BASED ON UNDERSTANDING AND ON THE ARGUMENTATION ABILITIES. THE WRITTEN TEST IS ORGANIZED IN TWO PARTS, ONE FOR EACH MODULE. THE FIRST PART CONSISTS OF 6 QUESTIONS, NUERICAL EXERCISES INCLUDED. THE SECOND PART CONSISTS OF 6 QUESTIONE, THREE MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST AND THREE OPEN QUESTIONS. A MINIMUM MARK OF 18/30 FOR EACH MODULE IS REQUIRED TO BE ADMITTED AT THE ORAL EXAMINATION. THE FINAL MARK IS DEFINED AS THE AVERAGE MARK FROM THE TWO MODULES. TEXTBOOKS, PCS AND SMARTPHONES/TABLETS ARE FORBIDDEN DURING THE EXAMINATION; THE SOLE CALCULATOR IS PERMITTED.

Verification of learning

MID-TERM AND TERM TEST, PRESENTATION OF SHORT REPORTS, ORAL EXAMINATION (ALTERNATIVE). JUDGMENTS WILL BE BASED ON UNDERSTANDING AND ON THE ARGUMENTATION ABILITIES.

THE WRITTEN TEST IS ORGANIZED IN TWO PARTS, ONE FOR EACH MODULE. THE FIRST PART CONSISTS OF 6 QUESTIONS, NUERICAL EXERCISES INCLUDED. THE SECOND PART CONSISTS OF 6 QUESTIONE, THREE MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST AND THREE OPEN QUESTIONS. A MINIMUM MARK OF 18/30 FOR EACH MODULE IS REQUIRED TO BE ADMITTED AT THE ORAL EXAMINATION. THE FINAL MARK IS DEFINED AS THE AVERAGE MARK FROM THE TWO MODULES.
TEXTBOOKS, PCS AND SMARTPHONES/TABLETS ARE FORBIDDEN DURING THE EXAMINATION; THE SOLE CALCULATOR IS PERMITTED.

	Texts
	H.R. VARIAN, MICROECONOMIA. CAPITOLI 10, 12, 28, 29, 30, 35, 37. ROBERTO ARTONI, "LEZIONI DI SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE", IL MULINO, 2003, PAG. 47-90, PAG. 437-463. AMBROSIANO, BORDIGNON, GALMARINI, PANTEGHINI, "LEZIONI DI TEORIA DELLE IMPOSTE", ETASLIBRI, 1997 (PP. 3-139). HINDRIKS AND MYLES, "INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ECONOMICS", 2006 PP. 513-540.