Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2024-2025
ECON 484 - PUBLIC ECONOMICS: EXPENDITURES
Long Title: PUBLIC ECONOMICS: EXPENDITURES
Department: Economics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): ECON 200
Description: Provides an economic analysis of the theory and practice of government expenditure policy, focusing on issue related to efficiency and equity. Analyzes issues related to budget deficits, government debt, and fiscal sustainability. Special topics include national public goods, state and local public goods, political economy, policies that correct for externalities including those associated with carbon emissions and pollution, education policy, income redistribution programs such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, and social insurance programs such as Social Security.