Course: Public Economics I ECN4121 L, Amagoh Francis

Topic outline

General
Week 1
- The Public Sector as an Economic Agent
- Week 1: Stiglitz and Rosengard, Chapter 1 File
Week 2
- Measuring public sector size; Welfare economics and the role of the public sector
- Week 2: Stiglitz and Rosengard, Chapter 2 File
- Types of Economic Systems File
Week 3
Week 4
- Market efficiency Forum
- Types of Government Activities File
Week 5
Week 6
- Market efficiency File
Week 7
Week 8
- Market Failure Forum
Week 9
- Market Failure Forum
Week 10
Week 11
- Efficiency and Equity
Week 12
- Public Production of Goods and Services
Week 13
- Public Production of Goods and Services
- Public Production of Goods and Services File
Week 14
- Public Choice
- Externalities and the Environment File
Week 15
- Presentations
Week 16
- Final Assessment