Studienhandbuch | KS Market Economy and Government Activities

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[ 572GVWLMASK20 ] KS Market Economy and Government Activities

Es ist eine neuere Version 2023W dieser LV im Curriculum Master's programme Sociology 2024W vorhanden.

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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. Homburg: Allgemeine Steuerlehre. München: Vahlen. 2010. 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

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