Select one of the options below:
Impact of taxes, government expenditures on allocation of resources, distribution of income, evaluation of government expenditure program; tax policies.
Public Finance is an optional applied course in one of the key field areas of economics. The objective of the course is to equip students with the analytical framework and tools required to discern the efficiency and equity consequences of government spending programs and tax policies. In addition, students should acquire a familiarity with normative analysis of tax and spending policies, based on specified value judgments. Applications to current public issues and policy debates are an integral part of the course.
By the end of the course, you should be able to:
ECON 204 (Principles of Macroeconomics)
Prerequisites: Introductory microeconomics, introductory macroeconomics.
Section 801
Required
Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.