UNSW Handbook Course - Public Finance

Public Finance - ECON3106


	Faculty: Faculty of Commerce and Economics
	School: School of Economics
	Contact: Caisley,Nadine Lee-Anne
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: ECON1101
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)

Description

Topics covered include: general aspects of public sector expenditure and its financing with special reference to Australia; the role of government in the economy; principles and types of public expenditure; taxation theory, tax sharing and revenue systems; economic and welfare aspects of different types of taxes; inflation and tax indexation; loan finance and the public debt.

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