Written exam is possible for foreign students. Exchange students should contact the teacher responsible if they are interested in taking the written exam (see the curriculum).
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Study materials
Four themes (material will be selected from this list):
I) Public Economic Theory: 1. Atkinson, A. B. & Stiglitz, J. E. (1978): Lectures on Public Economics. McGraw-Hill. (Chapters 1-6, 8-13, 15) 2. Salanié, Bernard (2011): Economics of Taxation (2nd ed.). MIT Press. 3. Sen, A. K. (1970): Collective Choice and Social Welfare. Holden-Day.
II) Applications in Public Economics: 1. Atkinson, A. B. (1995): Public Economics in Action: The Basic Income / Flat Tax Proposal. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 2. Sandmo, A. (2000):The Public Economics of the Environment. Oxford University Press.
III) Tax Policy: 1. Tax by Design, The Mirrlees Review, Vol. I, 2010 OR/AND 2. Dimensions of Tax Design, The Mirrlees Review, Vol. II, 2010 - chapters will be selected with the professor
IV) Economic Inequality: 1. Sen, A. & Foster, J.E. (1997): On Economic Inequality. Oxford University Press. 2. Lambert, Peter J. (2002): The Distribution and Redistribution of Income (3rd ed.). Manchester University Press. 3. Atkinson, A. B. & Bourguignon, F. (2000, eds.): Handbook of Income Distribution. North-Holland. (Chapters 13, 14)