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3415 (v.7) Economics (Public) 312
Area: | School of Economics and Finance |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 1234 (v.4) Economics 100 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Topics to be covered will be chosen from economic roles of the state. Public goods, externalities and other sources of market failure, club goods. Public choice theory, voting theory and bureaucracy theory. Principles of taxation equity. Neutrality and excess burden. Tax shifting and incidence. Types of taxation in Australia and their individual effects. Direct and indirect taxes. Taxation reform, optimal taxation, taxation policy. General equilibrium tax incidence. Taxation versus user charge. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Applied the major principles and relevant public economic and taxation theories and techniques in both an Australian and international context. Accessed appropriate economic and taxation data and information. Undertaken analysis and made informed judgments as to quality and reliability. Critically analysed major Australian and international public sector and taxation issues and policies from an economic perspective. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Brown, R. and Campbell, H., (2003), Benefit-Cost Analysis, Cambridge University Press. Brown, C.V. and Jackson, P.M., (1990), Public Sector Economics, 4th ed., Oxford, Basil Blackwell. Evans, C., Pope, J. and Hasseldine, J., (Ed.), (2001), Taxation Compliance Costs - A Festschrift for Cedric Sandford, Leonards, Prospect Media Pty Ltd. Groenewegen, P., (1990) Public Finance in Australia - Theory and Practice, 3rd ed, Sydney, Prentice-Hall. Musgrave, R.A., (1959), The Theory of Public Finance, NY, McGraw-Hill. OECD (1988), Taxing Consumption, Paris, OECD. Sandford, C., (2000), Why Tax Systems Differ - A Comparative Study of the Political Economy of Taxation, Bath, UK Fiscal Publications. Parker, D., (Ed.), (2000), Privatisation and Corporate Performance, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham. Stiglitz, J.E. Economics of the Public Sector, 3rd edition, W.W. Norton, N.Y., 2000. Walpole, M. and Evans, C., (Ed.), Tax Administration in the 21st Century, Prospect Media Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2001. |
Unit Texts: | Rosen, Harvey S., (2002) Public Finance, 6th ed., Boston, McGraw-Hill. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Examination 50%, Group Presentation 20% (moderated by peer group assessment), Individual report 15% - professional skills account for 5% of this mark (10% in total), Tutorial Presentation 15%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 91901 Economics | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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