SemesterSpring Semester, 2021
DepartmentJunior Class A, Department of Public Finance Junior Class B, Department of Public Finance Senior Class A, Department of Public Finance Senior Class B, Department of Public Finance
Course NameFiscal Challenges - Taiwan and the World
InstructorCHOU TE-YU
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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授課計畫Weekly Schedule





日期



課程主題



1



TBD




  1. Syllabus explained and a brief introduction of Taiwan’s fiscal structure given



課程大綱說明



Assignment: Were you the Minister of Finance, what would have you declared at the press conference before the new congressional session commences? (moodle submission)



2



TBD




  1. The economic functions of the modern government



現代政府之經濟與財政職能



Class activity: Public Goods experiment  


 

TBD




  1. Getting analytical: Using Edgeworth Box to illustrate the public-private coordination of the markets



利用箱型圖解析公共與私有市場之效率與均衡



Lecture



4



TBD




  1. Externality: Market vs non-market solutions



外部性:市場機制外之財政挑戰



Class activity: Coase Negotiation



5



TBD




  1. Inequality: General Theory



不均度:一般理論介紹



Data: WIDWorld Inequality Database



6



TBD




  1. Inequality: Taiwan’s Analysis



不均度:台灣研究



Article: http://www.wid.world/TopIncomes/service/DownloadPdfServlet?fileName=WTID_2015_2_Taiwan.pdf



7



TBD




  1. Inequality: Global variations



不均度:世界各國之差異、成因與因應對策



Data: WID on wealth distribution



8



TBD



Taiwan’s National Health Insurance: a Case study



台灣健保制度之個案研究



9



TBD



Midterm 期中評量



10



TBD



Onto the Tax: Organization of the Ministry of Finance (Taiwan) briefed and compared



租稅議題研討: 以台灣財政部門之職能為例



11



TBD



Filing Tax returns as an alien



租稅議題研討:非稅籍居民申報所得稅



12



TBD



Filing Tax returns as a tax resident



租稅議題研討:稅籍居民申報所得稅



13



TBD



EITC/Negative Income Tax/UBC/ Exemption/Deduction/Tax Credits



租稅議題研討:負所得稅/全民基本收入/租稅減免



14



TBD



Other than income tax/e-Commerce/Blockchain



其他新興議題:電子商務/區塊鏈專題



15



TBD



Climate Inequality – A Global Public Good



氣候變遷 全球公共財



16



TBD



Final Project presentation



小組報告(I)



17



TBD



Final Project presentation



小組報告(II)



18



TBD



Final Evaluation



期末評量




 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

N/A


Requirement/Grading

GRADING: Your grade in this class will be determined by your performance on the set of assignments (20%); class participation and field study (10%); a midterm project (30%); and a final project (40%) which requires presenting a study proposal and submitting a written paper. An over-due assignment and/or an exam rescheduling is only possible with certified proof in the case of an unforeseen emergency: illness, family emergency, and the like.


Textbook & Reference

Harvey S. Rosen, Public Finance. various editions. (earlier editions work fine!)


Urls about Course
moodle.nccu.edu.tw
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