Political Economy of Taxation preparation

 I'll be teaching my online course Political Economy of Taxation with Oxford University Department for Continuing Education again in early 2023 (and hopefully in future years too) and I thought I would share some preparatory materials to get attendees in the mood!  

Video

Probably the best thing to watch first is this video I made to advertise the course:

Apologies for the audio issues in transferring to You Tube. 

Background reading

You might like to get started with some reading.

If so, you could see if you can find a preview of one or more of the following introductory texts, for instance on a Google Books preview or Amazon 'look inside.' 

• Taxation: A Very Short Introduction \ Smith, S.
• What Everyone Needs to Know about Tax: An Introduction to the UK Tax System \ Hannam, J. [UK focused]
• Taxing Ourselves \ Slemrod, J. and Bakija, J. M. [US focused]
• Rebellion, rascals, and revenue: Tax follies and wisdom through the ages \ Keen, M. & Slemrod, J. 

Online lectures/videos/podcasts

Here are some lectures and videos that will appear on the first handout for the course:

Helen Miller “ Where does the government get money from?” IFS (2017)

James Hannam “Improving the public conversation about tax"Tax Research Network (2020)

Michael Keen and Joel Slemrod “Book Talk: Rebellion, Rascals, and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages” Princeton Economics (2021)

Here is a podcast you could download to your device:

“When and how to raise taxes” IFS Zooms In (2021) [also on YouTube]

Happy watching/reading and I hope you will join me on the course!