Public Finance
A.Y. 2022/2023
Learning objectives
The general objective is to provide students with the principles of public economic theory and applications and zooming in on the techniques for the economic appraisal and evalutaion of publicly-funded projects.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have acquired the theoretical knowledge and the terminology of public economics and of cost-benefit analysis for the evaluation of public projects.
In particular, the student will be able to understand studies related to problems of public economics and economic evaluation of public projects, both through the reading and interpretation of graphs, data tables and reports of cost-benefit analyses of publicly-funded projects. The student will also be able to analytically set up and solve simple problems in public economics and calculate the main indicators used in the cost-benefit analyses.
In particular, the student will be able to understand studies related to problems of public economics and economic evaluation of public projects, both through the reading and interpretation of graphs, data tables and reports of cost-benefit analyses of publicly-funded projects. The student will also be able to analytically set up and solve simple problems in public economics and calculate the main indicators used in the cost-benefit analyses.
Lesson period: Third trimester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Third trimester
SECS-P/03 - PUBLIC ECONOMICS - University credits: 9
Lessons: 60 hours
Professor:
Florio Massimo