Course Description
A micro-economic analysis of the rationale for public expenditure and taxation. Externalities, pollution and public policy, income redistribution and public welfare, public goods, collective choice and political institutions, public budgeting techniques and cost-benefit analysis, taxation and tax policy, state-local finance and fiscal federalism.
Spring 2026
Instructors
Meeting Patterns
Classes Start:
January 12, 2026
Classes End:
April 28, 2026
Location:
02210 Nelson Hall
Class Days:
M W
Class Start Time:
11:45am
Class End Time:
1:00pm
Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
Prerequisite: EC/ARE 301 R: Poole College Students or Econ Minor