Taxation, Policy, and Philosophy, 7.5 credits

Spring 2025, Full-time, Linköping

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Taxation, Policy, and Philosophy, 7.5 credits

Spring 2026, Full-time, Linköping

This course introduces, analyses, and evaluates a core policy instrument: taxation. The question of how the system of taxation should be designed is both a classical area of policymaking and sets the parameters for policies in other areas. This course presents foundational theories of justice and the philosophy of economics as a tool for evaluating tax policy, but the focus will be on normative theories of taxation.