Public Finance LT Economics and Management

Useful information

• Link to course syllabus
• Mid-term exam: Wednesday May 21st, 11.30 AM – Room SA004 Card. Casaroli (Sant’Agnese building). Register before May 14th via the link https://forms.gle/U9voi1otXvAX8jT96
• Presentations by students: Voluntary-based chance to earn up to 3 extra points on the final exam. Group assignment and program here
• Exercise sessions: The lectures on May 14th and June 18th will be devoted to discussing the solutions to exercises relevant for the exam.
• Office hours: Wednesdays, 10:00-11:00, Via Necchi 5, room 205. Please contact the instructor via e-mail to confirm availability and schedule an appointment.

Exam results 2024/2025

• Exam November 21, 2025
  Exam August 29, 2025
• Exam July 3, 2025
• Final mid-term July 3, 2025
• Mid term (May 21, 2025)
• Presentations’ bonus points

Slides 2024/2025

• Introduction to public economics
• Review of theoretical tools
• Review of empirical tools
• Externalities
• Public goods; Natural monopoly; Information asymmetry
• Social choice theory
• Political Economics I
• Political Economics II
• The Italian Tax System I
• The Italian Tax System II
• Fiscal Federalism [Extra material not for the exam]
• Pensions and Healthcare [Extra material not for the exam]

Exercises 2024/2025

• First part
• Second part