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Bachelor's Degree in Economics - Public Economics (2019-2020)

This course provides an in-depth analysis of public spending policy, market failures, public choice, public revenues, taxation, and fiscal federalism. Students will learn about the theories of growth in public spending and the rationale for public sector intervention in the economy. The course includes continuous assessment through coursework and an exam.

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Bachelor's Degree in Economics - Public Economics (2019-2020)

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  1. SECTOR PUBLIC ECONOMICS 1 Bachelor’s Degree in Economics 2019-2020 Department of AppliedEconomics Dolores Jiménez Rubio (dolores@ugr.es) Office Hours: Wednesday, de 9,30 - 14,30 Thursday, 9,30- 10,30 Faculty of Business Sciences (office C115). Pleaserequest tutorial meetingby email

  2. Brieddescription of contents • Explanatorytheories of growth in publicspending • Publicgoods and meritgoods • Publicspending: rationaleforpublic sector intervention in theeconomy • Publicrevenues • Taxation: efficiencyequitytrade off. Optimaltaxes • Fiscal federalism

  3. THEORETICAL CONTENT: SECTION 1. ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC SPENDING POLICY SECTION 2. MARKET FAILURES AND PUBLIC INTERVENTION SECTION 3. PUBLIC CHOICE SECTION 4. PUBLIC REVENUES: TAXES EQUITY-EFFICIENCY TRADE OFF SECTION 5. FISCAL FEDERALISM

  4. MAIN TEXTBOOKS: • Albi, E., González-Páramo, J.M., Urbanos, R., y Zubiri, I. (2017). Economía Pública I. Fundamentos, Presupuesto y Gasto. • Aspectos Macroeconómicos. Barcelona: Ariel. • Bustos Gisbert, A. (2017): Curso Básico de Hacienda Pública, Editorial Colex, Madrid. • Paniagua Soto, F.J. y Navarro Pascual, R. (2016). Hacienda Pública I. Teoría del Presupuesto y Gasto Público. Madrid: UNED-Pearson. • Rosen, H. S y Gayer T. Public Finance, 10 th. Edition. McGraw Hill, 2014 • Stiglitz, J.E., Rosengard J.K. (2016). La Economía del Sector Público. Barcelona: Antoni Bosch. (English versionalsoavailable in thefacultylibrary)

  5. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT • Coursework 30% • Exam 70% • ******Important note: students must obtain at least 50% in the final exam to pass the course. The overall mark (coursework plus written exam) to pass this subject is 50%. In order to qualify for the continuous evaluation students are required to participate at least in 50% of the practical coursework

  6. COURSEWORK • Students are required to hand in practical coursework after each topic and present one of the questions in the class. • PRACTICAL COURSEWORK will be uploaded at PRADO 2 (MOODLE) before each practical session • Each practical coursework uploaded will add 0,1 to the final mark. Coursework delivered late will count half of he mark. When delivered more than one week after the date of the seminar, the  score will be 0. • The ORAL PRESENTATION will add 0,5 points to the final mark. • The CORRECTED solution of the oral presentation will be uploaded to the Class FORUM in PRADO (OTHERWISE THE STUDENT WILL LOSE THE MARK OF THE ORAL PRESENTATION). The deadline will be 1 week from the presentation in the class

  7. The teacher will assign students to ORAL practices in  alphabetical order among class partipants • A mid-term test will be held that will count 1.5 points approximately towards the final mark (multiple choice questions) • The final exam will include exercises, brief theoretical questions and multiple choice questions

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