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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.
EC120, EC140
n/a
Tracy Snoddon (PhD)
Office: LH3080
Office hours: Tuesday, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Monday and Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. in LH1009
Ziqiu Zhu
Office: LH2065
Public Finance in Canada (2016), Rose, Wen and Snoddon, 5th Canadian Edition.
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.
A final mark out of 100 will be calculated as follows: