ECON 135 - Public Finance

Upper Division

Prerequisites
ECON 003 and ECON 004.

An analysis of government taxing and spending activities using theoretical, empirical, and institutional material. Topics include optimal provision of public goods, cost-benefit analysis, tax incidence, policies aimed at efficient level of externalities such as pollution, income redistribution, models of democratic and bureaucratic decision-making and the design of government procurement contracts.

Term Offered
Generally offered in alternate years.

Course credits: 1