This block course consists of lectures and classes and is taught on a graduate level aiming at Master and PhD students. We offer the course at the Department of Economics at LMU Munich. It qualifies students for 6 ECTS or a doctoral course certificate, respectively.

Content

The strengthened internationalization of modern economies constitutes a new framework to public spending and revenue policies, creating new challenges for policy makers. This course analyses the incentives for and effects of state actions in an international setting. Topics include, among others, the theory of international public goods, optimal tariffs, strategic trade policy, and tax competition.

To sign up (please state your name, your matriculation number, and the programme you are enrolled in; deadline: February 12, 2024) or for further questions, please contact Carmen Sainz (carmen.sainz@tax.mpg.de).

Dates

Lectures will take place on the following dates:

• 19/02/2024 14:00 – 18:00
• 20/02/2024 14:00 – 18:00
• 22/02/2024 14:00 – 18:00
• 26/02/2024 14:00 – 18:00
• 27/02/2024 14:00 – 18:00

The lectures will take place in person at LEHRTURM-VU104. Additional, lecture notes and recommended literature will be available online on Moodle.

Classes (Yixuan Shi, M.Sc. in Economics):

• 21/02/2024 14:00 – 18:00
• 23/02/2024 14:00 – 18:00
• 28/02/2024 14:00 – 18:00
• 29/02/2024 14:00 – 18:00
• 01/03/2024 14:00 – 18:00

The classes will take place in person at LEHRTURM-VU104. Problem sets will be available on Moodle and it is highly recommended that students try to solve these prior to the classes taking place.