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 1, Student Group 6
Teacher David Rees Secretary Flora Marie 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. Group 1 Wednesday 9 September 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6. Friday 4 September 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room C304 Introduction |
Fiscal Policy questionnaire |
Welcome Fiscal Policy questionnaire answers Prepare your choices of Policy Paper Project overview EU / France macro data 2017-2026 1 - unemployment (6) 2 - deficit 3 - debt (6) 4 - growth (6) 5 - poverty (6) 6 - inequality (6) 6 - inequality (1) 7 - education investment (6) 8 - Top 1% wealth (6) 9 - health investment (6) |
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2. Group 1 Wednesday 16 September 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6 11 September 15h45-18h45 Room J808 Fiscal Policy |
Group presentations of macro data 2017-2026 |
Make your choices of Policy Paper Numbers In the News Fuel prices Inflation Fiscal policy and inequality - an overview French Fiscal Policy French Political Crisis |
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3. Gtroup 1 Wednesday 23 September 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6. Friday 25 September 15h45-18h45 Room J808 Basic Macroeconomics and Different Taxes |
Trade balance solution from Keynes |
Wealth distribution exercise (Slide 2 only) US Wealth Distribution. Politizane. 7m French Wealth Distribution In the News Macro - budget and IR Reading Oxfam - the top 1% |
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4. Group 1 Wednesday 7 October 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6 Friday 9 October 15h45-18h45 Room J808 Growth |
Growth and GDPpc comparison World HDI scores |
In the News Growth (with Green GDP and HDI) Robert F. Kennedy speech on GDP (3m) 200 years of history - wealth and health (BBC) |
| Lesson 5. Group 1 Wednesday 14 October 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6 Friday 16 October 15h45-18h45 Room J808 Elasticity |
Elasticity Group Quiz |
In the News Robert F. Kennedy speech on GDP (3m) 200 years of history - wealth and health (BBC) |
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6. Group 1 Wednesday 21 October 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6 Friday 23 October 15h45-18h45 Room J808 |
In the News |
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| Lesson 7. Wednesday 28 October 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6 Friday 30 October 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 |
Group 3 Subgroup 5 The New Confessions of an Economic Hitman. John Perkins - geopolitical control - military, debt, trade You sow what you reap |
In the News Elasticity MCQ |
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8. Wednesday 18 November 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6 Friday 6 November 15h45-18h45 Room J808 |
An overview of different taxes State transfers Exercise. Choose 5 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% Linking data Is there a link among the different data for a country? Share your findings with your research group. |
Individual Project Research The Multiplier effect The Multiplier effect with MPS and MPC Three academic articles (see lesson 4). Data in images (graphs / tables - site source) Data research - source - referencing - bibliography |
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9. Wednesday 25 November 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6 Friday 13 November 15h45-18h45 Room J808 |
Fiscal Policy links Purchasing Power Parity (ppp) World inequality in ppp |
Midterm test preparation Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) (DR) |
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10 Wednesday 02 December 11h30-13h 14h15-15h45 Room J808 Group 6 Friday 27 November 8h30-11h30 Room J808 ChatGPT |
Minimum three academic articles (use Google Scholar) Research sources Tax Foundation World Inequality Lab 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) |
In the News Taxes and Duties Group MCQ Project overview Research project preparation |
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11 Academic Writing |
Taxes and Duties MCQ answers Group 3. Group 2 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 Tuesday 24 March |
In the News
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12 PESTEL analysis |
MCQ mid-term test Ukraine conflict France - petrol and diesel prices 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 Example of a PESTEL analysis on tobacco duty (DR. pdf) Orals - reminder of what is wanted. |
In the News |
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Academic writing results Mid-term test Group 2 answers Mid-term test Group 3 answers Wine for the winners Mid-term scoring sheet Exam evaluation grid Crashes and Crises The Wall Street Crash The New Deal |
Academic writing results Academic writing - comments mail text Name Footnotes Referencing - to bibliography English Images Links Alphabetical bibliography Bibliography protocol Quotation - to Bibliography Presentations - Slides + Speaking Orals - explanation Orals practice in groups |
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14 Orals |
Oral Presentations (evaluated) A two-minute presentation by each student without PowerPoint etc. |
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| Lesson 15 Policy Paper preparation |
A slow day in Greece Greek Debt - an example of intra-European debt control |
In the News Course evaluation Dr Rees Course valuation ESSCA Policy Paper Guidelines Academic writing guidelines |
| Exam |
Policy Paper written from home. To be sent by Wednesday |
Preparation for a resit exam |