Course content may vary one week to another depending upon the availability of PECT rooms.
Evaluation: 20% oral presentation, 30% participation and exercises, 50% written exam paper
Student Group 2, Student Group 6
Teacher David Rees Secretary Marie Renard Course director Amanar Akhabbar,
Syllabus, Course Content, Policy Paper Subjects
“Taxation is not just about raising revenue; it is a tool for structuring society and reducing inequality.” (Thomas Piketty 2014)
“Fair and efficient taxation is not only a matter of justice but a foundation for sustainable growth and social peace” (European Commission, 2024)
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1. Wednesday 3 September. Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Friday 5 September Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Room Introduction |
Fiscal Policy questionnaire Policy Paper Subjects Group Discussion Subjects |
Welcome Fiscal Policy questionnaire answers Prepare your choices of Policy Paper Project overview Website resources |
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2. Wednesday 10 September Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room Growth and Inequality |
Numbers Selection of research subjects Exercise. Choose 10 countries (including your own) fro around the world. Include countries from Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Africa. Make a chart (on paper or on your computer) and find the following data for each country: Gini score Tax Revenue to GDP (Tax Burden) HDI score Top 10% Top 1% Is there a link among the different data for a country? Share your findings with your research group. |
Fiscal policy and inequality - an overview An overview of different taxes Wealth distribution exercise (Slide 2 only) Growth (with Green GDP and HDI) 200 years of history - wealth and health (BBC) US Wealth Distribution. Politizane. 7m Robert F. Kennedy speech on GDP (3m) Gini Index Tax Revenue and expenditure to GDP % HDI Top 10% wealth comparison Top 1% wealth comparison Reading Oxfam - the top 1% World Top 1% (FRED) |
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3. Wednesday 17 September Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h3 Room Fiscal Policy and Research |
French fuel tax explained (in French) |
Group 6 Subgroup 1. Can the EU Improve its Immigration Policy? Group 2 Subgroup 1. How Can the Russia / Ukraine Conflict be Resolved? Macro - budget and IR |
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4. Wednesday 24 September Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room Macroeconomics Elasticity |
Research sources Tax Foundation World Inequality Database Our World in Data (3,666 charts across 297 topics) Life expectancy (useful for tobacco and alcohol research) United Nations data (world comparisons for economic, social and environmental indicators) World Bank data base (Browse by Country or Indicator) IMF Data (Mostly economic. Useful data and research on Fiscal Policy) Eurostat (European statistics from the European Commission) Index Mundi (Country statistics and charts) Trading Economics Indicators (mostly macroeconomic indicators) Global Issues ((Social, Economic, Political and Environmental issues) CIA World Factbook (go to 'Library) Eurobarometer (opinions of EU citizens) EU public data (Health data) European data (European University Institute. Data resources for research on Europe) Specific topics - go to 'Links' on this website Political and Research discussions, news and debates  and  Finding research articles Google Scholar JSTOR (access via ESSCA login) (search journals, books and primary sources) Science Direct (Scientific, technical and medical research) Emerald Insight (from Emerald publishing) Sage Journals CAIRN Info (academic data base in French) Wiley Online Library Clarivate (newspapers, videos, primary sources) |
Group 6 Subgroup 2. Should France approve the EU / MERCOSUR Trade Agreement? Group 2 Subgroup 2. Are EU Fish Stocks Sustainable? Elasticity Research |
| Lesson 5. Wednesday 1 October Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room The Multiplier effect Three (minimuim) research sources |
The Multiplier Effect linked to the Marginal Propensity to Consume and Save The Mulitplier Effect linked to national goods and imported goods The Mulitplier Effect and Fiscal Policy The Multiplier effect for your research project - 2 dimensions: 1. reduced taxes provides more consumer spending (NB MPC). Increased taxes provide more money for government investment (on what?) The Yellow Jackets (radio - in French). Cost of the revolt - 0.1% GDP Injection of 10b euros by the French Govt. Result - injecting money for people with a high MPC + 0.3% GDP. |
Group 6 Subgroup 3. Can France Reduce its Unemployment Level? Group 2 Subgroup 3. Can France Reduce its Debt Level to the Required 60% GDP? Research (see the links from Lesson 4) The Multiplier effect The Multiplier effect with MPS and MPC Individual Project Research |
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6. Wednesday 15 October Group 6. 08h00-10h00 Group 2. 10h15-12h15 Room Inequality |
The New Deal Oxfam report on inequality Purchasing Power Parity (ppp) World inequality in ppp What is the 'desired' level of intranational / international / geographic inequality? What is the effect of changing your tax (Policy Paper) on intranational inequality? |
Group 6 Subgroup 4. Can France Reduce the Number of People Under the Poverty Line? Group 2 Subgroup 4. What is the Future of the Palestine People? The Multiplier effect The Multiplier effect with MPS and MPC Wealth distribution (DR) Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) (DR) |
| Lesson 7. Friday 17 October Group 2. 13h15-15h15 Group 6. 15h30-17h30 Room Project Research |
Fiscal Policy links |
Group 6 Subgroup 5. Does France Benefit from War in the World? Group 2 Subgroup 5. How Democratic is France? US funding of Israel For further links - see 'Links / Israel' See also 'Jewish Voice Peace' and 'If Not Now' Austerity video. Austerity (DR) Three academic articles (see lesson 4). Data in images (graphs / tables - site source) Data research - source - referencing - bibliography |
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8. Wenesday 22 October Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room |
Group 6 Subgroup 6. Should the EU become More Protectionist? Group 2 Subgroup 6. Should the EU nations increase their military spending? (war economy) Finish - An overview of different taxes EU democracy Austerity video. Austerity (DR) for Group 3 Midterm test preparation |
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9. Wednesday 29 October Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room Wealth, Lobbying and Political Power |
Lobbying Transparency Register (European
Commission) Lobbyfacts (data on EU lobbying) Student case studies 2019 Danone Oxfam Sanofi Scania Tesla Wikipedia 2018 Coca Cola E-privacy Europeche Mercosur Monsanto Volkswagen |
Lobbying and Taxes. BrianKelleher Richter et al. (JSTOR. Via ESSCA library) Corporate lobbying (is4 profit) Billy wants a dog (flv) (US) What does a lobbyist do? (flv) (Germany) Lobbying presentation (pdf) |
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10 Wednesday 5 November Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room ChatGPT |
ChatGPT create account What to do? "Write an essay" See ChatGPT example See AI ESSCA check Quillbot Quillbot example |
Group 6 Subgroup 7. Should France Quit the EU Energy Market? Group 2 Subgroup 7. Is the EU a Victim of China's Exports? |
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11 Wednesday 12 November Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room Mid-term test and Academic Writing |
MCQ mid-term test |
Group 6 Subgroup 8. Can France Limit Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance? Group 2 Subgroup 8. Can the EU Green Deal Work? Ukraine (DR) |
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12 Wednesday 19 November Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room PESTEL analysis |
PESTEL analysis can be used to foresee the PESTEL effects / consequences of putting into action any new policy - in our case - Fiscal Policy. PESTEL analysis of your fiscal proposals |
Group 6 Subgroup 9. Should the EU Continue to Invest in Space? Group 2 Subgroup 9. Should the EU Continue to Expand? Mid-term test Group 2 answers Mid-term test Group 3 answers Exam evaluation grid Midterm test marks Wine for the winners Academic writing guidelines Academic writing example Academic writing exercise (evaluated). Single-page exercise in UK English with 2 references, 2 footnotes, 1 quotation and a bibliography. Send in pdf to Mr Rees by Friday 21 March. Economic theory in the Policy Paper. See 'content' for the module. Use of economic concepts in your policy paper |
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13 Wednesday 26 November Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room PESTEL |
Academic writing results Orals - explanation Orals practice in groups PESTEL - explanation Example of a PESTEL analysis on tobacco duty (DR. pdf) Orals - reminder of what is wanted. |
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14 Wednesday 3 December Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room Orals |
Oral Presentations (evaluated) A two-minute presentation by each student without PowerPoint etc. |
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| Lesson 15 Wednesday 10 December Group 6. 13h15-15h15 Group 2. 15h30-17h30 Room French Fiscal Policy French Political Crisis Policy Paper preparation |
Course evaluation Group 2 Course Evaluation Group 3 Fiscal Policy and debt. A case study from France. French 2024 Political Crisis Linking data Policy Paper Guidelines Academic writing guidelines |
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Policy Paper written from home. To be sent by |
Preparation for a resit exam |