ANALYTICAL PUBLIC FINANCE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ECON 301 or 311 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate the circumstances under which government intervention in the economy is necessary. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the various policy approaches the government employs to intervene in the economy. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Assess the costs, benefits, and unintended consequences of different policy approaches. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Compare and contrast the primary sources of public revenue and major expenditure programs at the federal, state, and local levels. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critically examine policy debates about social insurance, redistributive programs, and taxation using evidence-based reasoning. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate the circumstances under which government intervention in the economy is necessary. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the various policy approaches the government employs to intervene in the economy. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Assess the costs, benefits, and unintended consequences of different policy approaches. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Compare and contrast the primary sources of public revenue and major expenditure programs at the federal, state, and local levels. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Critically examine policy debates about social insurance, redistributive programs, and taxation using evidence-based reasoning. Audience: Undergraduate