040923 KU Public Economics (2022S)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung
Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
- Anmeldung von Mo 07.02.2022 09:00 bis Mo 21.02.2022 23:59
- Abmeldung bis Mo 14.03.2022 23:59
Details
max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
*Meetings will be held synchronously, online or in hybrid format, depending to regulation in place during the covered period.*
Donnerstag
03.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Freitag
04.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
10.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Donnerstag
17.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Freitag
18.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
24.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Freitag
25.03.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
31.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Freitag
01.04.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
07.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Freitag
08.04.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
28.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Freitag
29.04.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
05.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Freitag
06.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
12.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Freitag
13.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
19.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Freitag
20.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Freitag
27.05.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
02.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Freitag
03.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
09.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Freitag
10.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Freitag
17.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Donnerstag
23.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
Freitag
24.06.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Montag
29.08.
16:45 - 18:15
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
*Prerequisites:*Some familiarity with game theory and microeconomics will be expected.The necessary game theoretical background can be met by studying Gibbons’ A Primer in Game Theory, Chapter 1, Sections 1.1 and 1.2. or weeks 1 and 2 of the Coursera lecture from the University of British Columbia (Jackson et al, Game Theory).Students who studied microeconomics at an advanced undergraduate level (esp. consumer theory, producer theory, and walrasian equilibrium) should have the necessary background. Some specialized concepts from consumer theory will be used extensively: income expansion path (a.k.a. wealth expansion path), price offer curve, compensated demand function, Slutsky equation, equivalent and compensating variations. You find all of these in, e.g., Varian’s Microeconomic Analysis, chapters 7 to 10, or in Mas-Colell, Whinston, and Green’s Advanced Microeconomics, Chapters 2 and 3.*Course Outline:*When asked to pin down the optimal size of governement or list out optimal changes in activities of the public sector, economist rarely agree. One reason is that such questions are too ambitious for economists: they not well covered by the existing economic toolbox. Another reason is that economists do not all agree on the set of values that can legitimize state intervention. For instance, some take Pareto efficiency to be the only legitimate ground. Others factor in distributive justice or paternalism.In this class we will illustrate and discuss some public sector related questions that can actually be addressed by making use of the standard microeconomics toolbox (game theory, consumption and production theory, equilibrium theory). We will also formalize important economic arguments for and against specific types of state intervention, and connect these to the value judgments they explicitely or implicitely involve.Following usual approaches, we will keep the analysis of government activities and that of government finances separate. Both will be analyzed in this course.
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
The assessment will be based on two extended homeworks (20pts each) and a final exam (60pts).
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
The grading will then be as follows:
85-100 points, 1
70-85 points, 2
60-70 points , 3
50-60 points, 4
less than 50 points, 5.A positive evaluation requires students to achieve a pass grade (4) and to actively attend the seminar. Two unauthorized absences will be excused.
85-100 points, 1
70-85 points, 2
60-70 points , 3
50-60 points, 4
less than 50 points, 5.A positive evaluation requires students to achieve a pass grade (4) and to actively attend the seminar. Two unauthorized absences will be excused.
Prüfungsstoff
*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.
Literatur
Readings will be made available on MOODLE in due time. All assigned readings will be in English.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Di 02.08.2022 08:47