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316-462 Public Economics | |
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Availability | Not offered in 2003. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Dr N Olekalns |
Prerequisites | 316-313 Microeconomics or equivalent. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | Three hours of lectures/seminars per week |
Subject Description | 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; and taxation issues. |
Assessment | A 3-hour end-of-semester examination (80%) and an assignment totalling approximately 2000 words (20%). |
Prescribed Texts | To be advised. |
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