3415 (v.8) Public Economics 312

Area:	School of Economics and Finance
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	1234 (v.4) Economics 100 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Topics are chosen from economic roles of the state. Public goods, externalities and other sources of market failure, and 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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Field of Education:	091901 Economics
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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