ECON 617 - Public Finance

3 Credit(s)

Description:
This course examines the role of the public sector in the economy, focusing on public expenditure theory. Topics include: welfare economics, market failures, asymmetric information, income redistribution, and taxation. Much of the material covered will be conceptual in nature, but concrete examples will be used throughout to illuminate the concepts.

Enrollment Requirements:
Economics (MA) students only or permission of intructor.

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