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ECON 441 Special Topic: Public Sector Economics

18 points. Not offered in 2012.

Overview

This course reviews the reasons for a public sector in a market orientated economy and provides an understanding of the nature of the problems faced by decision-makers in the public sector and a critical awareness of the decision-making process. Topics will include: departures from efficiency; models of bureaucracy; voting equilibria; tax evasion.

Paper coordinator

Tarja Viitanen

Prerequisites

ECON 371

Course Outline

For more information about this paper please view the 2009 Course Outline in pdf format.