ScheduleFall 2010: PA395-Subsidy Reform
Date Topic Reading Homework

Part One – Literature review of subsidy Reform worldwide

  

 

 

Sept. 1

1) Intro to Course
2) Discussion:What are perverse subsidies?

 Read Perverse Subsidies, by Norman Myers  
Sept. 8

Intro to Subsidies

 Read Perverse Subsidies, by Norman Myers

For next time: summarize a chapter from Myers. One page summary
Sept. 15

Discussion of cases in Myers book

Green Scissors state case studies

 Case studies: background, agriculture, fossil fuels and nuclear, road transportation, water, fisheries, forestry, overview, policy

HW due: Present oral summary of Myers chapter. one page summary

For next week: Choose a green scissors state subsidy report and summarize. see:

http://www.greenscissors.com/publications/index.htm
Sept. 22 Summary of Literature Review Research Summarize state report and literature review
Part Two – Research on specific subsidy topic: Quantification of tax expenditures in Vermont      
Sept. 29
Bob Parsons
Extension Ag Economist - Professor
University of Vermont Extension/
Department of Community Development and Applied Economics
204A Morrill Hall
Burlington, VT 05405-0106
Phone: 802-656-2109
Fax: 802-656-1423
Email: bob.parsons@uvm.edu 		Agricultural subsidies Continue literature review
Oct. 6

Michael Costa, staff director, Blue Ribbon Tax Commission, 802-828-3099
mcosta@leg.state.us

State Tax Expenditures Continue literature review
Oct. 13   State Budget expenditures Continue literature review
Oct. 20 Susan Mesner
Tax Economist
Vermont Department of Taxes
(802) 828-0529
Susan.Mesner@state.vt.us
State Tax Expenditures Lierature review due
Part Three – Quantification of direct budgetary subsidies in Vermont      
Oct. 27     paper 1 due Current status of subsidies in tax expenditures. 5 pages min.
Nov. 3 Overview of State budget Appropriations Appropriations Call state offices, try to get budget details for departments.
Nov. 10

Mark Larson, Vice-Chair of House Appropriations Committee

802-862-7596
mlarson@leg.state.us

Appropriations Call state offices, try to get budget details for departments. Look at details on class notes page.
Nov. 17

Doug Hoffer
drhoffer@comcast.net

 Appropriations  
Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Holiday    
Dec. 1 John McGlaughry, Ethan Allen Institute
Reform Recommendations
 Appropriations paper 2 due Mon Dec. 6-Budgetary subsidies summary 5pgs.
Part Four – Recommendations for reform
   
Dec. 8  Reform Recommendations  Appropriations paper 2 due Mon Dec. 6-Budgetary subsidies summary 5pgs.
Dec. 15 Final Recommendations Everything

Due Dec. 15, 5PM. paper 3 subsidy reform recommendations. grads 10 pages min., undrgrads 5 pgs.Format:
Summary of literature review
Summary of perverse subsidy theory and case studies (green scissors, supsidyscope, guest lecturers)
Introduction to Vermont background situation
Summary of Vt Tax expenditures
Summary of Vt Direct subsidies
Final recommendations
Summary