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2023-2024 Cal State East Bay Catalog 
    
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ECON 460 - Introduction to Public Economics


Units: 3
Public sector economics; taxation, welfare economics, public goods, the rationale of government activity and collective choice.

Prerequisites: ECON 300 or ECON 380.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
  1. Apply microeconomic theories to public decision making;
  2. Explain public goods, externalities, and government interventions using microeconomic theories;
  3. Critically assess various U.S. policies from practical and theoretical economic perspectives;
  4. Effectively communicate the rationales for government intervention in the economy and their shortcomings.




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