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Year 4 Economics.
Credit points: 12.5
Coordinator: Dr N Olekalns.
Prerequisite: 316-313 Microeconomics or equivalent.
Contact: Three hours a week of lectures/seminars.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- judge the usefulness and limitations of current economic models used in the area of public economics;
- critically evaluate contemporary policy debates in the area of public economics with reference to advanced economic theory;
- extend their knowledge of Public Economics via independent study and by taking advanced subjects in this area.
Content:
The general problems associated with the role of the State in the economy. Topics will be chosen from: the theory of the State; the role of government in promoting economic growth; collective choice mechanisms; the economic analysis of bureaucracy; public goods; Coase theorem; national debt; taxation issues.
Assessment:
A 3-hour examination (80 per cent) and class assignments totalling approximately 2,000 words (20 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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