Political Economy and Public Finance
People
Course director
Savio G.
Assistant
Description
This course investigates the relationship between characteristics of the political system and the level and types of government spending. Understanding the effects of political institutions on economic policy has become a vibrant field of research, and the students get acquainted with recent research findings based on articles. For instance, it is explained how the electoral system or the degree of direct democracy affects whose interests get represented. The methodology of this course is to combine theory with empirical evidence from Switzerland and other mature democracies.
Education
- Master of Science in Economics in Economia e Politiche Internazionali, Core course, 1st year (3 ECTS)
- Master of Science in Economics in Economic Policy (until A.Y. 2018), Core course, 1st year