Courses
ECON3015 Public Finance (3 units)
- Prerequisite:
- CHSE1005 Essentials of Economics or ECON1005 Principles of Economics I or ECON1007 Basic Economic Principles or equivalent
This course aims at analysing the economics of public sector. Fiscal objectives, instruments and constraints, as well as concepts and theories of public finance will be discussed, mainly from a positive perspective. Considerations will also be given to the economic impacts from the political interactions of interest groups. The analytical tools, models and applications to the real world public sector problems are emphasized.