Principles of microeconomics

The aim of the course is to give students a comprehensive view of the problems related to the taxation of capital income. The taxation of capital will be studied from two different perspectives: from the Treasury’s perspective, which aims at collecting revenue in an efficient and equitable way, and from the taxpayer’s perspective, which tries to minimize the burden of taxes.

Students will develop a foundation for understanding the effects of taxes on consumers’ and firms’ choices, and for evaluating the ensuing impact on market outcome. They will also be able to understand the basic tax planning strategies both in domestic and international markets

Traditional lectures

Written exam (multiple choices, exercises and open questions) and optional oral exam and/or short essay. (this may change due to Covid restrictions)

Lo studente, disabile e/o con DSA, che intende usufruire di un intervento individualizzato per lo svolgimento della prova d’esame deve contattare l'ufficio Integrazione Disabili dell'Università del Salento all'indirizzo paola.martino@unisalento.it"

1 Introduction:
- Main features of the tax systems in industrialized countries
2 Basic tax planning strategies

3 Effective taxation of different saving vehicles

4 Effects of taxes on consumers choices:
- Effects of taxes on savings and risk taking
5 Effects of taxes on firms’ financial choices
- Modigliani-Miller proposition and corporate taxes
- Non-debt tax shields and marginal effective tax rates.
6 Taxes and dividend policy
- Implicit taxes
- Static tax clienteles
- Dynamic tax clienteles
7 International taxation

- Basic principles of internationa taxation
- Tax planning of MNE: base erosion and profit shifting

There is no specific syllabus for students not attending classes.

There is no required textbook for the course. Lectures notes and course material will be posted online.