Julie Roin : Courses and Seminars
Greenberg Seminar: What can We Learn from the Peace Corps and Teach for America?
LAWS 95932
This seminar will read and discuss several books written by participants in the Peace Corps and, more recently, in Teach for America. What can we learn from these autobiographical and journalistic reports that might help us with development policy abroad or education policy closer to home? What can we learn about individuals and their capacity for change through a structured, short-term experience? This Greenberg Seminar will meet on five Thursday evenings at 730 pm, in the course of the Fall and Winter terms. Dates to hold on to include: October 15, 29 and November 12, 19. We will use three of these dates and then two Thursdays in the Winter. Preference is given to 3Ls but some preference will also be given to a (very) few students who have participated in the Peace Corps or in TFA. If you have such experience, please send a note to Professor Roin as well as to the Registrar; it will not make your registration automatic but it will improve your chances.
Autumn 2009
Saul Levmore, Julie Roin
Introductory Income Taxation
LAWS 44121
This course provides a survey of the essential elements of the U.S. income tax, with principal focus on the taxation of individuals. Points of concern are the nature of income, its timing and measurement, the notions of tax benefit and tax incentive, realization, sales and exchanges, the boundary between personal and business expenditures, capital recovery and capital gains, and assignment of income among related taxpayers. The student's grade is based on a proctored examination.
Autumn 2009
Julie Roin
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Autumn 2009
Julie Roin
State and Local Finance: Selected Topics
LAWS 62202
This seminar examines the implications of choosing between the various revenue sources available to states and localities. Students are asked to consider questions of inter-jurisdictional equity, inter-generational equity, and vertical equity in the context of topics such as public school finance, the use of municipal bonds, tax competition, and tax cooperation. The student's grade is based on a series of reaction papers and class participation.
Autumn 2009
Julie Roin
International Taxation
LAWS 44601
This course provides a survey of the income tax aspects of investments and business operations of foreigners in the United States and overseas investments and business operations of Americans. Though the principal focus of the course is on the U.S. tax system, some attention is paid to adjustments between tax regimes of different countries through tax credits and tax treaties. The student's grade is based on a final examination.
Winter 2010
Julie Roin
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Winter 2010
Julie Roin
Independent Research
LAWS 49901
Second- and third-year students may earn course credit by independent research under the supervision of a member of the faculty. Such projects are arranged by consultation between the student and the particular member of the faculty in whose field the proposed topic falls.
Spring 2010
Julie Roin
