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| ECON0196-2 | Economie publique
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Economical Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences, in-depth approach, 2nd year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences, didactic approach, 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences, didactic approach, 2nd year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences, Professional Focus in Economic Policies and Analysis, 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences, Professional Focus in Economic Policies and Analysis, 2nd year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master en sciences économiques,orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en economics and finance, 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master en sciences économiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en economic analysis and public governance, 1st year |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences |  | Deuxième quadrimestre |  | 5 |
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| Holder(s) : | Alain Jousten |
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| Language : | Langue anglaise |
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| Course contents : | A number of topics in public economics will be covered, relating both to public expenditures and income. The approach is both normative and positive. We study direct and indirect taxation: incidence, incentives and optimal taxation. We also include social choice aspects, optimal social insurance systems, as well as the design and effects of real-world retirement income systems in the face of rational agents. |
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| Course objective : | Present the main reasons why the government intervenes in market economics, what are the limits of these interventions and how private agents react to such interventions. |
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| Prerequisites : | Intermediate microeconomics |
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| Workshops : |
- exercise sessions
- compulsory readings
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| Organization : | second semester |
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| Written notes : | Economics of the public sector, Stiglitz (2000), Norton
Intermediate public economics, Hindriks and Miles, (2006), MIT Press
Additional notes/readings will be distributed |
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| Assessment : | written exam |
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| Contacts : | Professor
A.Jousten, Bât. B31 Tel : +32 4 366 31 98 E-Mail : ajousten@ulg.ac.be
Assistant
Claire Maréchal, Bât. B31 Tel : +32 4 366 31 07 Email: claire.marechal@ulg.ac.be |
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