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3415 (v.6) Economics (Public) 312



 

Area:

School of Economics and Finance

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

1234 (v.3) Economics 100 or any previous version
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 andexcess 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.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y 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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