EC233A: Public Economics: Expenditure (Fall 2019)

Calendar Description

This course is an introduction to Canadian public sector institutions and the theoretical foundations necessary for evaluating the government's role in the allocation of resources. Areas covered may include public goods, externalities, the public provision of private goods and the redistribution of income. Canadian federal-provincial relations, health care and education and voting procedures may also be examined.

Prerequisites

EC120, EC140

Exclusions

n/a

Instructor

Tracy Snoddon (PhD)
Office: LH3080
Office hours: Tuesday, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Lectures

Monday and Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. in LH1009

Teaching Assistants

Ziqiu Zhu

Office: LH2065

Textbook

Public Finance in Canada (2016), Rose, Wen and Snoddon, 5th Canadian Edition.

MyLearningSpace

The following will be available on MyLS: course outline & announcements; abbreviated lecture notes; occasional practice problems; supplementary material. Students are expected to check in to the course website on a regular basis and before each class.

Evaluation

A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows:

• In-class Quiz #1 (September 30): 10%
• Mystery Participation Events: 10%
• In-class Midterm (October 30): 25%
• In-class Quiz #2 (November 20): 10%
• Final Exam (During exam period): 45%