ECOS3011: Public Finance
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ECOS3011: Public Finance

2025 unit information

Public finance is about the taxing and spending decisions of governments. This unit covers a wide range of public finance topics. After an introduction to welfare economics and the role of government in the economy, the unit focuses on the revenue side of the budget: tax incidence, externalities, efficient and equitable taxation of individuals, and the effects of taxes on corporations. It then focuses on the expenditure side of the government budget: public goods, retirement income policy and programs providing social insurance.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Arts and Social Sciences

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Economics
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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ECOS2001 or ECOS2901
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. apply economic concepts to examine real-world problems from both an individual’s and policymaker’s perspective
  • LO2. demonstrate problem-solving skills
  • LO3. critically evaluate the assumptions and limitations of the theories and arguments presented in class
  • LO4. demonstrate written communication skills
  • LO5. employ technologies effectively in gathering information from written, oral, and electronic sources
  • LO6. manage, analyse, evaluate and use information efficiently and effectively.

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2025
Normal day Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2020
Normal day Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown / Darlington, Sydney

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