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Apr 23, 2024
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PPAD 507/5131 - Government Finance for Policy Analysis (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Completion of economics core or equivalent economics preparation.
Description
Role of government expenditure, taxation, and financing in public policy, with emphasis on socioeconomic development and related policy issues. Application of financial and economic principles to government finance, with emphasis on rigorous theory, empirical evidence, public choice analysis, and policy applications in a market economy. Design, selection, and evaluation of spending programs (emphasizing social programs and social insurance); revenue generation including taxation, non-tax funding mechanisms, government credit; subsidy and income transfer programs.
When Offered
Offered in alternate years.
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