ECON 435 - Public Finance and Public Policy (3)

Study of theoretical and empirical public finance and policy analysis, with special attention to the economic evaluation of current policy questions. Analysis of government involvement in markets, including but not limited to: political economy, major government welfare and redistributive programs, education policy, health policy, environmental policy, tax policy, and the division of powers among federal, state, and local governments. Prereqs: ECON 201 and ECON 202. Offered: Spring.