Detailed information |
Pre-requisites |
(*)Fach Einführung in die Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Fach Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre und Fach Kernkompetenzen I aus Volkswirtschaftslehre
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Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Business and Economics 2016W |
Objectives |
Students will learn more in-depth about the Austrian tax and transfer system. They will be in a position to evaluate the impact tax and social reforms have on households as well as justify and substantiate reform measures by implementing microeconomic arguments.
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Subject |
The basic structures of the Austrian tax and social systems; microsimulation as a tool to empirically evaluate tax and social policies; planning tax and social reforms and their evaluations
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Criteria for evaluation |
Examination (40%), written group paper on Tax and Social Reform, presentation and in-class discussion (60%)
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Language |
German |
Study material |
Course Reading:
- Transparencies available in Moodle: Wakolbinger, F.: Ökonomie des öffentlichen Sektors. Linz, in the current edition.
Supplementary material (for group work) will be announced during the semester.
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Changing subject? |
No |
Earlier variants |
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to) 2AECOFFI: IK Public Economics (2009W-2015S)
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