040224 UK Topics in Public Economics (BA) (2017S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 15.02.2017 09:00 to We 22.02.2017 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 14.03.2017 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
01.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
06.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
08.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
15.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
20.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
22.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
27.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
29.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
03.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
05.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
24.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
26.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
03.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
08.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
10.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
15.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
17.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
22.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
24.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
29.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
31.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
07.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
12.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
14.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
19.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
21.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
26.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
28.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Prerequisites:This is a course for advanced bachelor students. Knowledge of introductory public economics is required (for example at the level of 040045 UK or another course that covers a large fraction of the material in Hindricks and Myles: Intermediate Public Economics). Knowledge of intermediate microeconomics and some econometrics is also an asset.Course outline:The course covers a selection of mostly empirical literature on the effects of important public institutions such as taxation, minimum wages, social security and legislation on economic variables such as growth, wealth, inequality and some non-pecuniary outcomes such as health and educational attainment. Many of these effects are mediated through political and legal institutions. To better understand these connections, we will cover parts of the theoretical literature on political economy and economics of law and how it connects to the empirical literature.Course Goals:The goal of the course is to give students an overview of what we know about the relative quantitative importance of different available policies and how conflicts of interest in political decision making affect economic outcomes.
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students are supposed to regularly attend to classes.Grading:The course grade will be a combination of a final exam (30%) and, a presentation of an empirical paper (30%), a small number of problem sets (20%) and in-class participation (10%). The attendance to all the exams is mandatory.
Examination topics
Reading list
We will cover a reading list of academic articles provided in class. In addition we will cover a selection of chapters from the following books:
(HM) Hindriks, J. and Myles, G.D. (2013): Intermediate Public Economics. 2nd Edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
(A) Acemoğlu, D. (2008): Introduction to Modern Economic Growth. Princeton University Press.
(HM) Hindriks, J. and Myles, G.D. (2013): Intermediate Public Economics. 2nd Edition. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
(A) Acemoğlu, D. (2008): Introduction to Modern Economic Growth. Princeton University Press.
Association in the course directory
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