Public Finance

General data

Course ID:	0300-ES1-3FIP#E
Erasmus code / ISCED:	04.301 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0411) Accounting and taxation The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Public Finance
Name in Polish:	Finanse publiczne - przedmiot oferowany w języku angielskim
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Economics and Management
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	(in Polish) kierunkowe
Mode:	(in Polish) w sali
Short description:	(in Polish) The main aim of the course is to develop students’ knowledge in the area of theoretical foundations of public sector economics – the theory of public expenditure and the principles of taxation from the perspective of the UE countries. It is worth remembering, that the way in which the economics of public finance works out in practice in one particular country is the result of an encounter of a general theory with a specific history and set of institutions.
Full description:	(in Polish) 1. The economic basis for government activity Theoretical and empirical analysis 2. Government and the market Government in a market system Measuring the size and scope of government The structure of government 3. Government expenditures and budgets Public goods Budgeting in the public sector Borrowing and debt service 4. Funding government: taxes, fees and another incomes Principles of taxation Taxes on income, consumption, property and wealth Fees and charges as revenue source Teaching methods: Lecture with class discussion and students presentations Points ECTS: 4 ECTS
Bibliography:	(in Polish) 1. Gruber, Jonathan, Public finance and public policy, New York: Worth Publishers, 2011 2. Anderson, John E., Policy applications and principles of public finance, Australia [etc.]: South-Wester Cengage Learning, 2012. 3. Ulbrich, Holley H., Public finance in theory and practice, London; New York: Routledge, 2011 4. Mehrotra, Ajay K., Making the Modern American Fiscal State, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013 5. Theoretical foundations of macroeconomic policy: edited by Giovanni Di Bartolomeo and Enrico Saltari, London ; New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) Forms and conditions of credit Work in class (50%): activity in the class –discussion on the selected topics Test

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