Time
28 May 2018 / 00:45
to
1 Jun 2018 / 15:00
Event
HECER, Helsinki, Finland
Public revenue
University lecture
Doctoral course on public economics
On 28 May to 1 June, University of Tampere, VATT Institute for Economic Research, and UCFS at Uppsala University , jointly host a doctoral course on public economics. Under the SA-TIED project, selected SARS and NT staff have been invited to participate in this 5-day, intensive course covering some of the fundamental topics in modern public economics.
During the course, participants will be taught and inspired by some of the leading researchers on public economics in the Nordic countries. Topics include welfare economics, inequality analysis, normative aspects of redistributive systems, and recent empirical approaches in estimating key behavioral responses to tax instruments.
Programme
Day 1 – Monday 28 May
| 09:00–11:30 | Kaisa Kotakorpi: Welfare economic basis |
| 11:30–12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30–15:00 | Markus Jäntti: Measuring inequality |
Day 2 – Tuesday 29 May
| 09:00–11:30 | Matti Tuomala: Optimal income tax and transfer policy I |
| 11:30–12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30–15:00 | Håkan Selin: Labour supply |
Day 3 – Wednesday 30 May
| 09:00–11:30 | Håkan Selin: Elasticity of taxable income |
| 11:30–12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30–15:00 | Spencer Bastani Optimal income tax and transfer policy II |
Day 4 – Thursday 31 May
| 09:00–11:30 | Jukka Pirttilä: Tax evasion |
| 11:30–12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30–15:00 | Jukka Pirttilä: Tax and development |
Day 5 – Friday 1 June
| 09:00–11:30 | Spencer Bastani: Capital income taxation |
| 11:30–12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30–15:00 | Eva Mörk: Behavioral public finance |