G6073212 Public Economics 2

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Day Course

Lecture Code G6073212 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 公共経済学２

Subject Name
（Katakana）コウキョウケイザイガク２

Subject Name in
English Public Economics 2

Instructor YAMAGUCHI CHIKARA

Instructor
(Katakana) ヤマグチ　チカラ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Mon1-4：ECON B255

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Classes will be held face-to-face. However, those may be conducted online if there is a change in the University's policy.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 4 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Economics

Eligible Students Second year sturdents

Keywords Optimal Taxation, Tax Competition

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Economic Analysis
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to analyze and examine political issues applying knowledge on economic policy, international economics and economic matters and so on.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The purpose of this course is to help students understand and master how economics can be applied to make decisions on real economic and social issues, and to prepare them for the related ERE and civil service examinations.

Class Schedule lesson1: Course Introduction
lesson2: Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics (Review 1)
lesson3: Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics (Review 2)
lesson4: Pareto Optimal Allocation with Production Economies
lesson5: Tax Principles
lesson6: Labor Income Tax
lesson7: Welfare Losses due to Labor Income Tax
lesson8: Costs of Commodity taxes and Social Welfare
lesson9: Ramsey Rule
lesson10: Tax Incidence
lesson11: Tax Competition between Governments
lesson12: Capital Tax Competition (Symmetric Equilibrium)
lesson13: Capital Tax Competition (Asymmetric Equilibrium)
lesson14: Advantage of Small Countries
lesson15: Condluding Remarks

Quizzes will be given in class and a regular exam will be given during the examination period.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Reference books will be announced in the first class.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, moodle

(More Details)

Learning techniques to be incorporated Quizzes/ Quiz format

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1：What is the Lagrange Function?
Lesson 2：What is the 1st Fundamental Theorem of Welfare Economics?
Lesson 3：What is the 2nd Fundamental Theorem of Welfare Economics?
Lesson 4：What is a Production Possibility Frontier?
Lesson 5：What are Tax Principles?
Lesson 6：What is Slutsky Decomposition?
Lesson 7：What is the excess burden that taxes create?
Lesson 8：How would you characterize a commodity tax structure that leads to a Pareto Optimum?
Lesson 9：What is the Inverse Elasticities Rule?
Lesson 10：What is a Price Elasticity?
Lesson 11：What is Capital Tax Competition?
Lesson 12：What are the Fiscal Externalities?
Lesson 13：What are the Pecuniary Externalities (or Terms of Trade Effects)?
Lesson 14：What is the Advantage of Small Countries?

Requirements No mobile devices or photography is allowed in class.
Lecture materials will be available on Moodle for a limited time.

Grading Method Your grade is evaluated based on the results of the quizzes (20%) and exam (80%).

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2025Year	School/Graduate School	School of Economics Economics Day Course
Lecture Code	G6073212	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	公共経済学２
Subject Name （Katakana）	コウキョウケイザイガク２
Subject Name in English	Public Economics 2
Instructor	YAMAGUCHI CHIKARA
Instructor (Katakana)	ヤマグチ　チカラ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, 2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2T) Mon1-4：ECON B255
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Classes will be held face-to-face. However, those may be conducted online if there is a change in the University's policy.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week	4	Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Economics
Eligible Students	Second year sturdents
Keywords	Optimal Taxation, Tax Competition
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Economic Analysis （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to analyze and examine political issues applying knowledge on economic policy, international economics and economic matters and so on.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The purpose of this course is to help students understand and master how economics can be applied to make decisions on real economic and social issues, and to prepare them for the related ERE and civil service examinations.
Class Schedule	lesson1: Course Introduction lesson2: Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics (Review 1) lesson3: Fundamental Theorems of Welfare Economics (Review 2) lesson4: Pareto Optimal Allocation with Production Economies lesson5: Tax Principles lesson6: Labor Income Tax lesson7: Welfare Losses due to Labor Income Tax lesson8: Costs of Commodity taxes and Social Welfare lesson9: Ramsey Rule lesson10: Tax Incidence lesson11: Tax Competition between Governments lesson12: Capital Tax Competition (Symmetric Equilibrium) lesson13: Capital Tax Competition (Asymmetric Equilibrium) lesson14: Advantage of Small Countries lesson15: Condluding Remarks Quizzes will be given in class and a regular exam will be given during the examination period.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reference books will be announced in the first class.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, moodle
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1：What is the Lagrange Function? Lesson 2：What is the 1st Fundamental Theorem of Welfare Economics? Lesson 3：What is the 2nd Fundamental Theorem of Welfare Economics? Lesson 4：What is a Production Possibility Frontier? Lesson 5：What are Tax Principles? Lesson 6：What is Slutsky Decomposition? Lesson 7：What is the excess burden that taxes create? Lesson 8：How would you characterize a commodity tax structure that leads to a Pareto Optimum? Lesson 9：What is the Inverse Elasticities Rule? Lesson 10：What is a Price Elasticity? Lesson 11：What is Capital Tax Competition? Lesson 12：What are the Fiscal Externalities? Lesson 13：What are the Pecuniary Externalities (or Terms of Trade Effects)? Lesson 14：What is the Advantage of Small Countries?
Requirements	No mobile devices or photography is allowed in class. Lecture materials will be available on Moodle for a limited time.
Grading Method	Your grade is evaluated based on the results of the quizzes (20%) and exam (80%).
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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