Schedule of Classes
260.1 sec. 1 - Tax Policy and Public Finance (Fall 2009)
Instructor: Alan J. Auerbach (view instructor's teaching evaluations | profile)
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Units: 2
Meeting Time: Tu 3:20-5:10
Meeting Location: D-21, Hearst Field Annex (HFA)
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49673
Main Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 6
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 15
As of: 11/26 06:43 AM
This seminar examines important issues of federal tax policy and theory, with topics varying from year to year. This year's topics will include the tax treatment of the family, tax policy and the environment, corporate tax reform, capital gains taxation, estate and inheritance taxation, the tax treatment of multinational enterprises, taxation of financial instruments and executive compensation, consumption versus income taxation, tax expenditures, social security reform, investment incentives, intergovernmental relations, and the tax reform process.
The first two weeks of the seminar will go through the economic analysis necessary to study these various tax policy issues, developing the central concepts of economic efficiency and tax incidence and how to evaluate tradeoffs between equity and efficiency.
Prerequisites:
For law students, Income Tax I or its equivalent is normally a prerequisite, although it may be taken concurrently. For graduate students in public policy, business or other programs, a background in public finance or taxation may serve as a substitute.
Some background in undergraduate economics will be helpful but is not required.
This course may satisfy the Writing Requirement.
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Exam Notes: P
Special Notes: LE(15)
Course Category: Tax, Estates, and Trusts
Course Subcategories:
Business Law
Law and Economics
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