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. Particular attention will be given to the application of modern econometric techniques to questions in Public Economics. |
| Course description |
The course may include a variety of topics drawn from:
1. Tools of Economic and Econometric Analysis
2. Public Goods and Externalities
3. Education
4. Poverty and Income Redistribution
5. Principles of Tax Analysis
6. Income Tax and Behaviour
The course is taught through a programme of lectures. Learning-by-doing, through exercise sets, is an important ingredient of the course. It provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate their skills to use economic theory to analyse real-world problems.
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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. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, 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 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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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
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- A knowledge and understanding of key economic issues in the analysis of taxation, public expenditure and the relationship between public and private provision of different classes of goods and services, including theoretical models and empirical evidence, along with associated mathematical and statistical techniques, implications of those models and a deeper understanding of recent research activity in some more specialised areas.
- Research and investigative skills such as problem framing and solving and the ability to assemble and evaluate complex evidence and arguments.
- Communication skills in order to critique, create and communicate understanding.
- Personal effectiveness through task-management, time-management, dealing with uncertainty and adapting to new situations, personal and intellectual autonomy through independent learning.
- Practical/technical skills such as, modelling skills (abstraction, logic, succinctness), qualitative and quantitative analysis, and general IT literacy.
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Reading List
Hindriks & Myles ¿ Intermediate Public Economics (MIT Press, 2006)
Rosen & Gayer ¿ Public Finance (9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2010)
Further readings will be drawn from economics journals. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
See Learning Outcomes |
| 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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