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ECON 426

Public Economics
Name: Public Economics
Course Number: ECON 426
Credit(s): 3

Course Description

ECON 426 Public Economics explores the theories, models, and issues of governmental intervention in the marketplace. In this course, students learn about the economic branches connected with public finance, including regulation, public debt, international trade and commerce, taxation, public expenditure, public sector pricing, fiscal federalism, and the global aspects of government behavior. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Examine the public sector’s role in the economy.
  • Understand the theories, models, and issues on governmental intervention in the marketplace.
  • Learn the economic branches connected with public finance.
  • Critically analyze core policy issues in public economics and apply essential theoretical and empirical tools for economic policy analysis.

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