Public finance I 2400-FPiP3FP1
1. Public finance as a scientific discipline. Public finance interdisciplinarity.
2. Public finance in a historical perspective (public finance and the Keynesian theory, neoclassical theory, monetarism and fiscal conservatism).
3. The main functions of public finance (the fiscal function, the stabilization function, the redistributive function, the allocative function).
4. Public finance legal framework (public finance legal definition, basic public finance legislation in Poland and other European Union countries).
5. The public finance sector as one of the main components of the financial system in the economy.
6. Public revenue (sources of public revenue, tax definition, tax classification, properties of a “good” tax system, tax progressivity, tax incidence, optimal taxation theory).
7. Public expenditure (the Wagner law, different expenditure policies, public expenditures as an instrument for redistribution).
8. The state budget (the state budget cycle, the state budget discipline, the state budget deficit).
9. Public debt (the reasons for public debt, the types of public debt, public debt management, the real costs of public debt).
10. Fiscal policy (the aims of fiscal policy, fiscal policy instruments, fiscal policy versus monetary policy)
11. Public finance system in Poland.
12. Tax system in an international perspective (the history of tax systems before World War II, taxation in modern public finance systems, the north/south taxation mentality).
13. Tax systems in different countries (tax system in Sweden, Russia, Canada, USA, Japan, Brazil and China).
14. International public finance and globalization.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Successful completion of the course provides a basis for theoretical and empirical modern public finance systems analysis based on the knowledge gained during the course.
(S1A_W01; S1A_W02; S1A_W03; S1A_W04; S1AW06; S1A_W07; S1A_W08; S1A_W09, S1A_U1; S1A_U02; S1A_U03; S1A_U05; S1A_U06; S1A_U07; S1A_U08; S1A_U09; S1A_U10; S1A_K01; S1A_K02; S2_K03; S2_K05; S2_K06)
Assessment criteria
activity during classes=15%, presentation = 25% and written exam = 60%
rating scale:
<50-60%) 3
<60-70%) 3+
<70-80%) 4
<80-90%) 4+
<90-100%) 5
Bibliography
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supplementary:
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Wyrzykowski W., Polski system podatków i opłat w zarysie, Scientific Publishing Group, Gdańsk 2004
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