ECON335-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017

Public Economics 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
End Date: Sunday, 25 June 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 3 March 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 19 May 2017

Description

Economic theories for the role of government in a market economy and the role of economics in the formulation and evaluation of public policy.

The purpose of this course is to study economic theories for the role of government in a market economy and the role of economics in the formulation and evaluation of public policy. The topics covered include responses to market failure due to the existence of externalities, a comparison of private and public goods, an analysis of tax incidence and dead weight loss, and methods for evaluating the alternative policies available.

It is hoped that ECON335 will teach you how to employ microeconomic theory to understand, analyse, and evaluate government interventions.

Learning Outcomes

ECON 335 will teach you how to employ microeconomic theory to understand, analyze, and evaluate government interventions.

Prerequisites

ECON207 or ECON 203 RP: ECON208

Recommended Preparation

Course Coordinator

Andrea Menclova

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Written assignments 20% There will be three written assignments.
Final Exam 40%
Class participation 10%
Midterm test 30%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Cullis, John G. , Jones, Philip R; Public finance and public choice : analytical perspectives ; 3rd ed; Oxford University Press, 2009.

Rosen, Harvey S. , Gayer, Ted; Public finance ; Tenth edition;

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Course Outline

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $775.00

International fee $3,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

All ECON335 Occurrences

  • ECON335-17S1 (C) Semester One 2017
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