Public Sector Economics

1. Introduction to the scope of PSE;

2. Fundamentals of welfare economics:

- market efficiency & failures

- efficiency & equity

4. Public expenduture theory

- public gooods;

- public choice;

5. Public expenditure growth

6. Expenditure programs: health care & social insurance

7. Budgets bureaucrats and efficiency;

8. Project appraisal;

9. Partial and general equilibrium analysis of taxation

10. Tax incidence, taxation and efficiency, optimal taxation

Course summary:

Economics of the public sector considers the implications of government activity on the behavior of individuals. Application of microeconomic models to government programs, such as welfare and social security, will help to understand how individuals should theoretically respond to changes in policy. The government also has many options for raising revenue. What is the most efficient way to tax individuals? Should the government use a flat tax, sales taxes, or our current tax system? If we reduce taxes, who should get the tax breaks and how should they be distributed? This course will provide a framework for answering these questions, and many more. Using economic tools to understand current policy issues will be a special focus of the course.

Course Objective:

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the methods of public sector economics and demonstrate how these methods can be applied to analyze issues in different policies like fiscal policy. This course will teach the student to use economic analysis to understand critical issues in public sector and its policy. My goals are:

? To gain a firm grasp of economic concepts and to understand how they can apply to policy making,

your understanding of current events, and to your own life.

? To recognize the impact of government policy on the behavior of consumers and producers.

? To become familiar with recent research on current topics in public sector economics.

? To gain an appreciation for the value of economic reasoning and research as it can apply to policy

decisions, but to also recognize the limitations of its application.

Literatura podstawowa:

1. C.V. Brown, P. M. Jackson, Public sector economics, Blackwell, 4th. edition;

2. J.Stiglitz, Economics of the public sector, Norton

Literatura uzupełniająca:

David N. Hyman, Public finance, a contemporary application of theory to policy, Dryden.

Kryteria oceniania:

egzamin tradycyjny-pisemny: 60.00%

referaty/eseje: 40.00%

1. Introduction to the scope of PSE;

2. Fundamentals of welfare economics:

- market efficiency & failures

- efficiency & equity

4. Public expenduture theory

- public gooods;

- public choice;

5. Public expenditure growth

6. Expenditure programs: health care & social insurance

7. Budgets bureaucrats and efficiency;

8. Project appraisal;

9. Partial and general equilibrium analysis of taxation

10. Tax incidence, taxation and efficiency, optimal taxation

Course summary:

Economics of the public sector considers the implications of government activity on the behavior of individuals. Application of microeconomic models to government programs, such as welfare and social security, will help to understand how individuals should theoretically respond to changes in policy. The government also has many options for raising revenue. What is the most efficient way to tax individuals? Should the government use a flat tax, sales taxes, or our current tax system? If we reduce taxes, who should get the tax breaks and how should they be distributed? This course will provide a framework for answering these questions, and many more. Using economic tools to understand current policy issues will be a special focus of the course.

Course Objective:

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the methods of public sector economics and demonstrate how these methods can be applied to analyze issues in different policies like fiscal policy. This course will teach the student to use economic analysis to understand critical issues in public sector and its policy. My goals are:

? To gain a firm grasp of economic concepts and to understand how they can apply to policy making,

your understanding of current events, and to your own life.

? To recognize the impact of government policy on the behavior of consumers and producers.

? To become familiar with recent research on current topics in public sector economics.

? To gain an appreciation for the value of economic reasoning and research as it can apply to policy

decisions, but to also recognize the limitations of its application.

Literatura podstawowa:

1. C.V. Brown, P. M. Jackson, Public sector economics, Blackwell, 4th. edition;

2. J.Stiglitz, Economics of the public sector, Norton

Literatura uzupełniająca:

David N. Hyman, Public finance, a contemporary application of theory to policy, Dryden.

Kryteria oceniania:

egzamin tradycyjny-pisemny: 60.00%

referaty/eseje: 40.00%

1. Introduction to the scope of PSE;

2. Fundamentals of welfare economics:

- market efficiency & failures

- efficiency & equity

4. Public expenduture theory

- public gooods;

- public choice;

5. Public expenditure growth

6. Expenditure programs: health care & social insurance

7. Budgets bureaucrats and efficiency;

8. Project appraisal;

9. Partial and general equilibrium analysis of taxation

10. Tax incidence, taxation and efficiency, optimal taxation

Course summary:

Economics of the public sector considers the implications of government activity on the behavior of individuals. Application of microeconomic models to government programs, such as welfare and social security, will help to understand how individuals should theoretically respond to changes in policy. The government also has many options for raising revenue. What is the most efficient way to tax individuals? Should the government use a flat tax, sales taxes, or our current tax system? If we reduce taxes, who should get the tax breaks and how should they be distributed? This course will provide a framework for answering these questions, and many more. Using economic tools to understand current policy issues will be a special focus of the course.

Course Objective:

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the methods of public sector economics and demonstrate how these methods can be applied to analyze issues in different policies like fiscal policy. This course will teach the student to use economic analysis to understand critical issues in public sector and its policy. My goals are:

? To gain a firm grasp of economic concepts and to understand how they can apply to policy making,

your understanding of current events, and to your own life.

? To recognize the impact of government policy on the behavior of consumers and producers.

? To become familiar with recent research on current topics in public sector economics.

? To gain an appreciation for the value of economic reasoning and research as it can apply to policy

decisions, but to also recognize the limitations of its application.

Literatura podstawowa:

1. C.V. Brown, P. M. Jackson, Public sector economics, Blackwell, 4th. edition;

2. J.Stiglitz, Economics of the public sector, Norton

Literatura uzupełniająca:

David N. Hyman, Public finance, a contemporary application of theory to policy, Dryden.

Kryteria oceniania:

egzamin tradycyjny-pisemny: 60.00%

referaty/eseje: 40.00%

1. Introduction to the scope of PSE;

2. Fundamentals of welfare economics:

- market efficiency & failures

- efficiency & equity

4. Public expenduture theory

- public gooods;

- public choice;

5. Public expenditure growth

6. Expenditure programs: health care & social insurance

7. Budgets bureaucrats and efficiency;

8. Project appraisal;

9. Partial and general equilibrium analysis of taxation

10. Tax incidence, taxation and efficiency, optimal taxation

Course summary:

Economics of the public sector considers the implications of government activity on the behavior of individuals. Application of microeconomic models to government programs, such as welfare and social security, will help to understand how individuals should theoretically respond to changes in policy. The government also has many options for raising revenue. What is the most efficient way to tax individuals? Should the government use a flat tax, sales taxes, or our current tax system? If we reduce taxes, who should get the tax breaks and how should they be distributed? This course will provide a framework for answering these questions, and many more. Using economic tools to understand current policy issues will be a special focus of the course.

Course Objective:

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the methods of public sector economics and demonstrate how these methods can be applied to analyze issues in different policies like fiscal policy. This course will teach the student to use economic analysis to understand critical issues in public sector and its policy. My goals are:

? To gain a firm grasp of economic concepts and to understand how they can apply to policy making,

your understanding of current events, and to your own life.

? To recognize the impact of government policy on the behavior of consumers and producers.

? To become familiar with recent research on current topics in public sector economics.

? To gain an appreciation for the value of economic reasoning and research as it can apply to policy

decisions, but to also recognize the limitations of its application.

Literatura podstawowa:

1. C.V. Brown, P. M. Jackson, Public sector economics, Blackwell, 4th. edition;

2. J.Stiglitz, Economics of the public sector, Norton

Literatura uzupełniająca:

David N. Hyman, Public finance, a contemporary application of theory to policy, Dryden.

Kryteria oceniania:

egzamin tradycyjny-pisemny: 60.00%

referaty/eseje: 40.00%