About the Course
The central theme of the course is the role of government as a mechanism of resource allocation which complements and augments markets. Governments are viewed as public agencies set to correct market failures. Such agencies however are prone to failures of their own, and hence markets and governments are two imperfect alternatives. We deal with government's limitations, with particular emphasis on those that have to do with informational asymmetry, limited administrative capacity, and imperfect accountability to society. Otherwise the course's man themes are economics of taxation, regulation, politics of public economics, incentives in government, and government vis-à-vis (civil) society. Our choice of topics covered by the course reflects a trade-off between salience and centrality, on the one hand, and suitability for a brief online introductory course, on the other. The course content is neither comprehensive (which would be a "mission impossible" for virtually any public economics course"), nor representative of other such courses. With these limitations and caveats in mind, we encourage our students to continue their public economics studies in a more regular fashion, and see our role inter alia in motivating interest in such "continued education"
Course Objectives
01
Overview central themes of public economics and related disciplines
02
Discuss the role of society in public sector economics
03
Understand the role of government as a mechanism of resource allocation
Learning Outcomes
1. To gain knowledge of the role of government and its main tools
2. To understand how public economic policies differ from each other in democracies and autocracies
3. To familiarize oneself with external and internal agency problems
4. To have some general conclusions over connections between government and social capital
Course Syllabus
Week 1. Government in a Market Economy
Week 2. Design of Government: A Tax Theory Primer
Week 3. Scope of Government
Week 4. Politics of Public Economics
Week 5. Working of the Government
Week 6. Government and Society
Teacher
Департамент прикладной экономики: Профессор
Learning Activities
Lectures
Online
Low-Stakes Assignments
Tests
High-Stakes Assignments
Final Exam
Costs and Conditions
4 500 ₽
Full access to the learning materials + Graduation document
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