ESSCA Economics Workshops. 2025 - 2026
Fiscal Policy and Inequality. Dr David Rees

Research subjects
Only one student per group per topic. Prepare several choices.
Each student will be asked to select a topic during the second lesson.

Taxes and Duties

1. VAT. European comparison and proposals.
2. Inheritance Tax. European comparison and proposals.
3. Wealth Tax. European comparison and proposals.
4. Income Tax. European comparison and proposals.
5. Electricity Tax. European comparison and proposals.
6. Corporation Tax. European comparison and proposals.
7. Petrol and Diesel Duty. European comparison and proposals.
8. Fiscal Policy and Maritime Fuel.
9. Fiscal Policy and Aviation Fuel.
10. Alcohol Duty. European comparison and proposals.
11. Tobacco Duty. European comparison and proposals.
12. Tax Avoidance. European comparison and proposals.
13. Tax Evasion. European comparison and proposals.
14. Housing Tax. European comparison and proposals.
15. Financial Transfer Tax.

Society and Social Rights

16. Child Benefit. European comparison and proposals.
17. Maternity and Paternity Leave. European comparison and proposals.
18. Handicap assistance. European comparison and proposals.
19. Working Hours and Overtime. European comparison and proposals.
20. Unemployment benefit. European comparison and proposals.
21. Public Transport. European comparison and proposals.
22. Health Expenditure. European comparison and proposals.
23. Immigration and Emigration in Europe.
24. Democracy. European comparison and proposals.
25. Tertiary Education Investment. European comparison and proposals.
26. Corruption. European comparison and proposals.
27. Social Housing. European comparison and proposals.
28. Intranational Social Mobility. European comparison and proposals.
29. Access to Higher Education. European comparison and proposals.
30. Retirement age. European comparison and proposals.
31. Pensions. European comparison and proposals.
32. Imprisonment. European comparison and proposals.
33. Drug use and abuse. European comparison and proposals.

Trade and Economics

34. EU Import Duties and Trade Balance. The situation and proposals.
35. EU - MERCOSUR Trade Agreement and French Agriculture. The situation and proposals.
36. Speculation in Food. The situation and proposals.
37. High-Speed Trading. The situation and proposals.
38. Fiscal Policy and Electric Cars in France. The situation and proposals.
39. Fiscal Policy as a Tool of Industrial Policy. The situation and proposals.
40. Fiscal Policy as a Tool of Environmental Policy. The situation and proposals.
41. Fiscal Policy and Consumer Behaviour. The situation and proposals.
42. Fiscal Policy and Public Transport. The situation and proposals.
43. IMF Restructuring Plans. The Cause of Poverty?
44. The Political Use of Debt in the World.
45. The Political Use of Debt in France.
46. Debt to GDP. European comparison and proposals.
47. 10Y Bond Interest Rates. European comparison and proposals.
48. Green Energy. European comparison and proposals.
49. Pollution. European comparison and proposals
    
50. The Black Market. European comparison and proposals.
51. Emprisonment. European comparison and proposals.
52. Pensions. European comparison and proposals.

Inequality

53. Intranational Inequality in France.
54. Geographical Inequality in France.
55. Geographical Inequality in China.
56. International Inequality in the EU.
57. International Inequality in the World.
58. Top 1%. European comparison and proposals.
59. Human Development Index (HDI). European comparison and proposals.
60. Poverty. European comparison and proposals.