ECON 250 - Public Finance

Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit

Prerequisites: ECON 101 and 102. Public choices and the public economy. An inquiry into how the references of individuals and groups are translated into public sector economic activity. The nature of public activity and public choice institutions. The question of social balance. The effects of government expenditures and taxes on the economic behavior of individuals and firms. Guse.