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課程名稱 |
財政學
Public Finance |
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開課學期 |
104-1 |
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授課對象 |
經濟學系 |
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授課教師 |
吳亨德 |
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課號 |
ECON3040 |
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課程識別碼 |
303E35000 |
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班次 |
04 |
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學分 |
3 |
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全/半年 |
半年 |
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必/選修 |
選修 |
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上課時間 |
星期二6,7,8(13:20~16:20) |
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上課地點 |
社科402 |
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備註 |
本課程以英語授課。
總人數上限：66人 |
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課程概述 |
Public finance is the field of economics concerned with government expenditure and revenue. It examines both why and how governments should or should not intervene in markets. “How should the government tax people?”, “Who bears the burden of a tax?”, or “How can government spending alleviate poverty?” are exemplary questions public finance tries to answer in a rigorous way.
The course provides students with a formal framework in which such questions can be addressed. Topics include: public goods and externalities, optimal taxation, tax incidence, health insurance, and social security.
Course requirements: Students should have completed Microeconomics II before enrolling in this class.
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課程目標 |
The course enables students to understand and form opinions about questions of public finance in a systematic manner. At the end of the course, students will know the tools and models to analyze the role of the government in economics.
Course outline (Course Schedule of 18 weeks)
Week 1: Introduction, (Tresch 1, 2)
Week 2: Social Choice, (Tresch 3)
Week 3: Social Welfare Functions, (Tresch 4)
Week 4: Externalities I, (Tresch 5, 6)
Week 5: Externalities II, (Tresch 7)
Week 6: First Best Taxation I, (Tresch 10)
Week 7: First Best Taxation II, (Tresch 11)
Week 8: Second Best Taxation I, (Tresch 12, 13)
Week 9: Mid Term Paper due
Week 10: Second Best Taxation II, (Tresch 14)
Week 11: Taxation with Asymmetric Information, (Tresch 15)
Week 12: Tax Incidence I, (Tresch 16)
Week 13: Tax Incidence II, (Tresch 17)
Week 14: Transfer Payments, (Tresch 18, 19)
Week 15: Health Insurance, (Tresch 20)
Week 16: Social Security, (Tresch 21)
Week 17: Behavioral Public Finance, (Tresch 25)
Week 18: Final Exam
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課程要求 |
Grading：
40% Midterm Paper (English, review of a research paper, 5 pages maximum length)
60% Final Exam (Open book)
Requirements for students after the class:
Students are required to prepare the readings ahead of class.
Weekly exercises will be distributed in class. |
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指定閱讀 |
Tresch, R. W. (2014). Public finance: A normative theory, 3rd ed., Academic Press.
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參考書目 |
Rosen, H. S. & Gayer, T. (2014). Public finance, 10th global ed., McGraw-Hill.
Mirrlees, J. (Ed.). (2010). Dimensions of tax design: The Mirrlees review.
Oxford University Press.
Additional readings will be distributed in class.
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評量方式
(僅供參考) |
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項目 |
百分比 |
說明 |
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1. |
Midterm Paper |
40% |
English, review of a research paper, 5 pages maximum length |
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Final Exam |
60% |
Open book |
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