PUBLIC FINANCE   [Archived Catalog]
2016-2017 Johnstown Campus Catalog
   

ECON 0231 - PUBLIC FINANCE


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Applies basic economic principles to determine the economic effects of government taxing and spending decisions. Develops the student's ability to analyze issues and recognize the value judgments that lie behind public policy debates. Analyzes tax incidence, the excess burden, or deadweight loss of taxation, and the tradeoff between equity and efficiency.
Academic Career: UGRD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ECON 0105 or 0100


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