040923 KU Public Economics (MA) (2024S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 12.02.2024 09:00 to We 21.02.2024 12:00
- Registration is open from Mo 26.02.2024 09:00 to Tu 27.02.2024 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 14.03.2024 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The exam will take place on Monday 24.06.2024, during usual meeting hours. A retake will be offered two weeks later, on July 8 at the same time.
Monday
04.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
05.03.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
11.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Monday
18.03.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
19.03.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
08.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
09.04.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
15.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
16.04.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
22.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
23.04.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
29.04.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
30.04.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
06.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
07.05.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
13.05.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
14.05.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
21.05.
16:45 - 20:00
Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Monday
27.05.
16:45 - 20:00
Digital
N
Monday
03.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
04.06.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
17.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
18.06.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
24.06.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Tuesday
25.06.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Monday
08.07.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
*Prerequisites:*Familiarity with game theory (intermediate undergraduate level) and microeconomics (advanced undergraduate level) is expected. If you have a sufficient level of familiarity, you should feel very comfortable with the following two background recommendations:1) Minimal game theory background: Gibbons’ A Primer in Game Theory, Chapter 1, Sections 1.1 and 1.2., or equivalent. Alternative: weeks 1 and 2 of the Coursera lecture from the University of British Columbia (Jackson et al, Game Theory).2) Minimal microeconomics background: Varian’s Intermediate Microeconomics: A Modern Approach (8th edition), Chapters 2 to 6, 14 to 16, and 19 to 22 (i.e., consumer theory, producer theory, and Walrasian equilibrium), or equivalent. Some specialised concepts from consumer theory will be used extensively and presented in class: income expansion path (a.k.a. wealth expansion path), price offer curve, compensated demand function, Slutsky equation, equivalent and compensating variations.*Course Outline:*What do we really mean when we say that taxation is “distortionary”? How do we make sure to minimize tax induced distortions? Should the provision of public goods be subsidized by the State? Are taxes, carbon markets, and quotas adequate means to tackle climate change? If so, when, why, and how do they work? What is “economic justice,” should we bring it about, and how can we bring it about?The standard microeconomics toolbox (game theory, consumption and production theory, equilibrium theory), when properly put to use, gives partial answers to the questions listed above. In this seminar we will learn to derive microeconomists’ answers to these questions and to critically examine them. We will also formalize important economic arguments for and against specific types of state intervention, and connect these to the value judgments they explicitly or implicitly involve.Throughout the term, important skills will be trained: equilibrium analysis, within-the-model reasoning, out-of-the-model reasoning, and normative thinking. At the end of the term, successful participants will have a sense of the limits and benefits of using models to answer questions of public policy.
Assessment and permitted materials
The assessment will be based on three items: one short presentation, class participation and a final exam. Further details will be given during the first meeting.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The presentation is evaluated on a scale from 1 to 5. Details will be available on Moodle.Class participation is evaluated on a scale from 1 to 5. Details will be available on Moodle.At the final exam, you will be in a position to earn 60 points. The following scale will be used for conversion into a score between 1 and 5:
53-60 points, 1
45-52 points, 2
37-44 points, 3
29-36 points, 4
28 points or less, 5.A positive evaluation requires from students that they achieve a pass grade (4) in *each* of the three scoring items (presentation, class participation, final exam).
53-60 points, 1
45-52 points, 2
37-44 points, 3
29-36 points, 4
28 points or less, 5.A positive evaluation requires from students that they achieve a pass grade (4) in *each* of the three scoring items (presentation, class participation, final exam).
Examination topics
*Part I – Efficiency*
I.a. Financing the state: efficiency costs of taxation.
I.b. Justifying state intervention: public goods and externalities.*Part II – Distributive Justice*
II.a. Financing the state: tax incidence.
II.b. Justifying state intervention: redistribution.
I.a. Financing the state: efficiency costs of taxation.
I.b. Justifying state intervention: public goods and externalities.*Part II – Distributive Justice*
II.a. Financing the state: tax incidence.
II.b. Justifying state intervention: redistribution.
Reading list
Readings will be made available on MOODLE in due time. All assigned readings will be in English.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Tu 23.04.2024 15:45