Презентация на тему Module structure

The size of government L1
Public goods L2
Externalities

L3

Public choice

Political economy L4

Welfare and public policy

Health insurance L8
Income redistribution L9
Social insurance & labor supply L10

Taxation

Tax incidence, excess burden L5
Income tax L6
Fiscal decentralization L7

spending
Demand for public goods
Regulations
Costs

Demand side
Supply side
Political reasons
Demand for

redistribution (inequality, fairness)
Ratchet effects
Fairness

options exist, how efficient they are etc.

theorem
Single-peakedness
Implications
Efficiency of the Condorcet winner

winner?
Strategic voting
Borda voting

Select Condorcet winner?
Arrow impossibility theorem

and growth

preferences
Competition
Experimentation
Economies of scale
Equity / tax competition

Critical assessment
Decentralization and

economic growth

Incentive effects

Decentralization and inequality

Unequal tax base
Fiscal competition

uninsured
Paternalism

and trends
Low social mobility
Social spending: EU vs.
USA

hazard
Flexicurity

data)
Contradiction between some theories and empirical evidence
Externalities
Public goods
Ramsey rule
Social

insurance and moral hazard
Implications for China

Broad questions
1 hour/Q

redistribution, and explain the reasons for the differences in

redistribution policies between Europe and the United States.
Critically discuss the achievements and limitations of fiscal decentralization in China, and discuss how further reforms could improve the current fiscal decentralization system.
Critically discuss the statement that “voting can always consistently aggregate individual preferences”, and explain the limitations of the different voting rules.
 “Government intervention is required to efficiently provide public goods, and the underprovision of public goods by the private sector demonstrates that individuals are selfishly motivated.” Discuss this statement with reference to the theory and evidence.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public health insurance. Explain what factors may influence the design of public health insurance policies.

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