ECON 44540 - Public Economics

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Economics

Description:

The course covers both applied and theoretical topics and aims to provide an understanding of the welfare theoretic foundations of policy analysis, and the constraints on government action; the considerations that are involved in the design of specific taxes, and the implications for the relation between aggregate revenue and spending; the rationale for the major categories of public spending; and the design of policies in response to market failure. The specific topics studied include welfare-economic foundations and the measurement of wellbeing; income taxation and labour supply; commodity taxation; debt and taxation over time; savings, investment and pensions; taxation of companies; health; education; inequality and income transfers; cost-benefit analysis; local public goods and jurisdictional issues; multilateral externalities; policy towards natural resources and the environment; public expenditure and political economics.

Credits:

3.00 - 8.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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