Undergraduate Course: Public Economics (ECNM10004)
Course Outline
| School | School of Economics |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | In this course we will develop the tools necessary to evaluate the economic rationale, objectives, and consequences of government intervention in the market economy. We will focus on the spending and taxing activities of the government and their influence on resource allocation and the distribution of income. We will examine theoretical and empirical issues. We will also survey institutional details of existing policies. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Topics in Economic Analysis 1 (ECNM10050)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Pre-requisite: Honours entry. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should usually have at least 3 Economics courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. This MUST INCLUDE courses in both Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 24,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay (40%)
2 hour degree examination (60%)
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| After successful completion of this course students should have acquired an understanding of the analytical and practical foundations of the economics of taxation, public expenditure and the funding of public services with particular emphasis on policy analysis and the relationship between public and private provision of different classes of goods and services. They should be familiar with the techniques of tax analysis in partial and general equilibrium frameworks, the design and application of alternative tax instruments, the relationship between national and sub-national governments in taxation and public expenditure, issues of moral hazard, insurability and capital markets in the economics of pensions, health and education, and the design of economic policies to address poverty and inequality. In the course assessment, students are required to demonstrate skills in understanding and using standard economic analysis together with the application of analytical concepts to practical economic problems.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
1 x 2 hour lecture per week. |
| Keywords | PubEcon |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Steven Dieterle
Tel: (0131 6)51 5127
Email: Steven.Dieterle@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Dawn Hutcheon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5958
Email: Dawn.Hutcheon@ed.ac.uk |
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