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| ECON2240-1 | Public choice | ||||||||||||||
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| Duration : | 15h Th | ||||||||||||||
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| Holder(s) : | Bernard Jurion | ||||||||||||||
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| Course contents : | The aim of this course is to analyze some political behaviour by using a traditional economic approach. The content is based on the Public Choice Theory. The following topics are discussed: voting theory (Condorcets paradox, Arrows impossibility theorem, the median voter, exchange of votes, etc.) and analysis of behaviour in a representative democracy (Downs model, majority and proportional representation, politico-economic cycles, etc.). It is also emphasised on the role of the public administration (theory of bureaucracy) and pressure groups. | ||||||||||||||
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| Course objective : | Explain public choices by the rationality of economic agents. | ||||||||||||||
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| Prerequisites : | Students should have followed an introductory course in economics and a course in public finance. | ||||||||||||||
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| Organization : | Second semester. | ||||||||||||||
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| Written notes : | Lecture notes Recommended literature: - Mueller, D.C., Public Choice, Cambridge University Press. - Mueller, D.C., The Public Choice Approach to Politics, Edward Elgar. | ||||||||||||||
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| Assessment : | Written exam. | ||||||||||||||
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| Contacts : | Professor: B. Jurion, Building B31, Room R/49 Phone: 04/366.30.47, e-mail: b.jurion@ulg.ac.be Teaching assistant: G. Küpper, Building B31, Room R/51 Phone: 04/366.30.42, e-mail: g.kupper@ulg.ac.be | ||||||||||||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 8/04/2005
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