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| Semester | spring semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Beat Hintermann (b.hintermann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Public economics focuses on the role of government in a market economy and can be separated into the sub-topics Expenditure, Taxation and Fiscal Federalism. This course covers the first two subtopics during the first half of the semester, whereas the third topic is taught in a companion course by Prof. Schmidheiny in the second half of the semester. We will cover the theory and a range of empirical applications in the area of public economics, both on the expenditure and the taxation side. For more details, please consult the syllabus, which is available on ADAM and on the WWZ's website. This course is highly recommended as a preparation for the Master Seminar in Public Economics. It can be taken in the same semester as the seminar. |
| Learning objectives | The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of the role of government policy in a market economy, and of the main challenges that arise in the context of the regulation of externalities and generating government revenue. Students become acquainted with a series of modeling approaches suited for different contexts, based on textbooks and selected papers published in the public economics literature. |
| Bibliography | Tresch, Richard: “Public Finance: A Normative theory”, 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Academic Press, 2015. Kaplow, Louis: "The theory of taxation and public economics". Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008. Plus selected papers published in the literature. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | Previous enrolment in a BA-level course in public economics (either at the University of Basel or elsewhere) is recommended, but not required. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in MOnA. EUCOR-Students and students of other Swiss Universities have to enrol at the students administration office (studseksupport1@unibas.ch) within the official enrolment period. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 08.15-10.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 10.15-12.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S14 HG.32 |
| Modules |
Module: Core Courses in Public Policy (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Specific Electives in International Business, Trade and the Environment (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Specialization Module: Markets and Public Policy (Master's Studies: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | The written exam will take place "in-class" in the last lecture of the course, on 13. April 2023. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |