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Workload
Education level
Study areas
Responsible person
Hours per week
Coordinating university
3 ECTS
B1 - Bachelor's programme 1. year
Economics
Ulrich Glogowsky
2 hpw
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Detailed information
Pre-requisites
(*)keine
Original study plan
Bachelor's programme Economics and Business 2020W 2020W
Objectives
This course focuses on the role of the government in market economies. Its objective is to provide an understanding of (a) the reasons for government intervention, (b) the benefits and drawbacks of government policies, and (c) the response of economic agents to policy interventions. It also teaches institutional knowledge and discusses recent policy issues. Methodologically, the course takes an integrative approach that combines theoretical models with empirical evidence.
Subject
1. Introduction: Role of the Government 2. The Public Sector in Austria 3. Taxation in Theory and Practice 4. Externalities and Public Goods 5. Social Insurance and Redistribution 6. Supplementary Topics
Criteria for evaluation
Methods
Lecture by instructor
Language
German
Study material
Reader
Breyer & Buchholz: Ökonomie des Sozialstaats. Berlin und Heidelberg: Springer. 2018.
Gruber: Public Finance and Public Policy. New York: Worth Publishers. 2016.
Mankiw & Taylor: Grundzüge der Volkswirtschaftslehre. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel. 2016.
Nowotny & Zagler: Der öffentliche Sektor. Berlin: Springer. 2009.
Changing subject?
No
Earlier variants
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to) 572K2AVMUSK15: KS Market Economy and Government Activities (2015W-2020S) 1VMUSK9: KS Market Economy and Government Activities (2009W-2015S)
On-site course
Maximum number of participants
200
Assignment procedure
Assignment according to priority
MuSSS
This course is additionally offered in the following versions:
