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Public Finance
| Faculteit | Economie en Bedrijfskunde |
| Jaar | 2022/23 |
| Vakcode | EBB861A05 |
| Vaknaam | Public Finance |
| Niveau(s) | bachelor, uitwisseling |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester I b |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Rooster | rooster |
| Uitgebreide vaknaam | Public Finance | ||||||||||||
| Leerdoelen | Upon completion of the course the student is able to: 1.Analyze the role of the government in the economy using instruments from both micro and macro economic theory. 2.Describe in own words theories and models in the field of public finance. 3.Select relevant economic theories or models and use these to solve practical problems in the field of public finance. 4.Define the position of an economic professional in the public policy-making process |
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| Omschrijving | What should be the role of government in a market economy? How can we predict whether a proposed government program is likely to improve welfare? How should tax systems be designed to promote economic efficiency and to be consistent with basic views of fairness? The first part of this course focuses on basic welfare economics and the theory of public expenditure (public goods, externalities, public choice). We then move on to the sources of government spending: taxation and debt financing. We analyse the distribution of tax burdens and the efficiency and equity aspects of taxation. We discuss the pros and cons of debt financing, the burden of government debt for future generations and the dangers of running a deficit. The last part is devoted to decentralization, the financial relation between different layers of government and local taxation. | ||||||||||||
| Uren per week | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Onderwijsvorm |
-gastcollege , -hoorcollege , -werkcollege
(including an exursion to the Hague) |
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| Toetsvorm |
-schriftelijk tentamen (open vragen)
(The exam will be taken digitally) |
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| Vaksoort | bachelor | ||||||||||||
| Coördinator | prof. dr. M.A. Allers | ||||||||||||
| Docent(en) | prof. dr. M.A. Allers | ||||||||||||
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| Opmerkingen | Coördinator: Prof. Maarten Allers, m.a.allers@rug.nl, room 5411.0729 Secretary Kim Beute, phone +31(0)50 3637018, e-mail k.beute@rug.nl, room 5411.0734 |
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