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Introduction

Maximilian Held edited this page Dec 20, 2014 · 1 revision

Introduction

  • Set up video conferencing (if applicable)

  • Hi everyone

    • name, contact info, job
    • (this class is basically my diss)
  • Who are you and why did you take the class?

Q-Sort

  • We'll be doing a little experiment, see how our understanding changes.
  • Distribution.
  • There is no right or wrong. I've tried very hard for there not to be right/wrong.
  • This will take some time. (2h)
  • If you don't understand all the concepts, follow your gut, or rate it in the middle.
  • First put them into 3 piles.
  • Height of colum does not matter, 0 does not matter.
  • Make notes on the back if you don't understand them, or find them stupid.
  • Add your own q cards, but don't sort them in.

Two goals

  • (lots of stuff)
  • Beliefs, Values, Preferences
  • Things about tax on which reasonable people can disagree. (Values)
  • Politicized ideas, abstractions that people need to understand taxes. (Beliefs)
  • Notice the ontological and axiological baggage of beliefs, values and preferences.
  • Good idea about actual taxes out there (Taxes)

Key concepts

  • actual taxes

  • Beliefs / Doability

    • Elasticity
    • Incidence
    • Schedule
    • Timing
    • Neutrality
    • (The Mixed Economy?)
  • Values / Desirability

    • Optimality
    • Justice
    • Sustainability
  • Values / Preferences

Tech

Dates

  • Hangout instead?
  • 10.05.2015 11:00-18:00
  • 26.05.2014 12:00-18:00
  • 07.06.2015 12:00-18:00
  • 20.06.2015 11:00-14:00
  • 03.07.2015 11:00-17:00
  • 12.07.2015 11:00-18:00

Questions

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