Public Finance III(Public FinanceⅢ)
TeachersKONISHI, AnnaStaffInfo
Elective, CreditsCompulsory Elective  2 credit [Department of Economics]
 Syllabus NumberPFP-203

Course Description

 How does the government correct disparities in income and capital? Are taxes still useful in reducing economic inequality within a country? We will address these questions and more through reading Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty.
 This course is structured as follows: in the first class, lectures will provide students with the fundamentals of tax policy. Following the introductory lecture, detailed topics will be examined, and students are expected to participate in classes through presentations and discussions.