10978 (v.6) Economics (Public Finance) 568

Area:

School of Economics and Finance

Credits:

50.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

Seminar:

2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Economic roles of the state, the size and growth of government, public and private sector comparative efficiency, privatisation, principles of taxation, tax incidence, optimal taxation theory and taxation reform, taxation and economic growth and development, intergovernmental financial relations, theory and practice.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have gained an understanding of the roles of the public sector in a market economy and the effects on the private sector of government taxation and expenditure decisions. Specifically, they will be able to demonstrate that they are familiar with the literature in several important areas of public finance. They will understand the effects of government taxing and spending decisions on the private sector. They can critically analyse public sector economic policy issues. That they are familiar with and can access national and international public sector financial statistics.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

This is a readings based unit. Student will be provided with a comprehensive list of books and articles at the start of the semester.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed texts.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Essay 25%, Final examination 50%, Literature review 15%, Seminar Paper Presentation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y