Overview
Description
Appraisal of the effects of government financial policies. Government expenditures, taxation, government borrowing and indebtedness and fiscal policy are considered.
Requirements
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate understanding of the rationale behind government expenditure programs.
- demonstrate understanding of some of the methodologies used in the evaluation of government activities.
- apply public finance theory to analyze the efficiency and equity aspects of major tax instruments and tax reform.
- demonstrate understanding of the structure and character of public finance systems in the U.S. and elsewhere.
- describe some of the empirical research related to taxation and government expenditure.
- analyze data related to government using basic statistical methods including regression analysis.
- write policy essays related to public finance topics covered in class.