Public Finance II

Year
3
Academic year
2024-2025
Code
01019830
Subject Area
LAW
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
5.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Public Finances I; Economics I; Economics II.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical-practical classes.

Learning Outcomes

To provide the students with the concepts, theoretical models, and tools of analysis needed to understand the public financial activity, based on a approach that aligns economic and legal aspects, at the national and European Union levels.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Effective public revenue

1. Asset revenue;

2. Fees;

3. Taxes;

3.1. Types;

3.2. Distribution;

3.2.1. Generality and uniformity;

3.2.2. Tax equality;

3.3. Economic effects;

4. A fair tax system charachterists'

5. The Portuguese reality

 

Financial policies

6. Redistribution;

6.1. Redistribution and social secutiry;

6.2. Negative income tax;

7. Stabilization

7.1. The multiplier and the acceleration principle

7.2. Propulsive effect of public expenditure

7.3. Economic cycles

7.4. From demand-pull inflation to cost-push inflation

7.5. Anti-cyclical financial policy

7.6. Anti-inflationary  financial policy

8. Development policy.

Head Lecturer(s)

João José Nogueira Almeida

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 100.0%

Bibliography

Cabral, Nazaré da Costa; Martins, Guilherme d'Oliveira. 2016. Finanças Públicas e Direito Financeiro - Noções Fundamentais. Lisboa: AAFDL;

Catarino, José Ricardo. 2022. Finanças Públicas e Direito Financeiro, 7.ª ed. Coimbra: Almedina;

Ferreira, Eduardo Paz. 2020. Ensaio de Finanças Públicas. Coimbra: Almedina;

Franco, António Sousa. 2015. Finanças Públicas e Direito Financeiro, 4.ª ed. (14.ª reimpressão). Coimbra: Almedina;

Pereira, Paulo Trigo, et. al. 2022. Economia e Finanças Públicas, 6.ª ed. Lisboa: Escolar Editora;

Ribeiro, José Teixeira. 2013. Lições de Finanças Públicas, 5.ª ed. (reimpressão). Coimbra: Coimbra Editora.