ECON 231 - Public Finance

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Prerequisite(s): ECON 101; MATH 104 and MATH 114 or MATH 115. ECON 103 is recommended. Credit cannot be received for both ECON 030 and 231. In addition, any 200-level LPS course, when offered, WILL NOT count for Economics Majors unless you are officially registered as an LPS student. This course has two parts. The first looks at market and government failures and discusses the need for public policies as well as limits to their effectiveness including the evaluation of public projects using cost benefit analysis. The second part focuses on the economic analysis of taxation, including the economic incidence and efficiency of taxes.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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