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| ECON2278-1 | Economic theory of public finance including elements of macroeconomy
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Bernard Jurion |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| This course is teached in Sofia (Bulgaria) for students selected by IFAG (Institut de la Francophonie pour l'Administration et la Gestion).
It treats the main topics of handbooks in Public Finance: aims of the public sector; market failure (public goods, externalities, congestion costs, ...); public choice;public finance and macroeconomic policy; fiscal federalism: decentralization and internationalization of public finance; public firm; cost-benefit analysis; tax analysis (equity and efficiency: optimal sales tax and optimal income tax; tax expenditures; taxes and inflation; tax policy and environment; tax policy and family; selective sales tax; ...). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The student must be able to:
- understand, explain and analyse in a critical perspective the policies of public finance;
- have a share in the discussions on the internationalization of budgetary and tax policies. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Ex cathedra presentations.
Two written tests, during the course, with exemptions. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face.
The course is organized in seven or eight days following a schedule fixed by IFAG. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Written notes are distributed to the students. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam following the terms and conditions fixed by IFAG.
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Professor: B. JURION, Building B31, Room 1/55 - Phone: 04/366.30.47, e-mail: b.jurion@ulg.ac.be
Teaching assistant:
M. LEFEVRE Building B31, Room 1/57 - Phone: 04/366.30.42, e-mail: melanie.lefevre@ulg.ac.be(mathieu.lefebvre@ulg.ac.be) |
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