ECON335-20S1 (C) Semester One 2020

Public Economics 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2020
End Date: Sunday, 21 June 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 February 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 29 May 2020

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, analyse, and evaluate government interventions.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Prerequisites

Recommended Preparation

Course Coordinator

Andrea Menclova

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Project 50%
Test 50% End of semester test.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $822.00

International fee $3,688.00

* 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

  • ECON335-20S1 (C) Semester One 2020
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