PUBLIC ECONOMICS

Course Information
TitleΔΗΜΟΣΙΑ ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ / PUBLIC ECONOMICS
Code03ΥΕ03
FacultySocial and Economic Sciences
SchoolEconomics
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorSouzana-Maria Palaiologou
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID100000867

Class Information
Academic Year2017 – 2018
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours4
Class ID
600098615
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Microeconomics I & II, Macroeconomics I
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
Course Content (Syllabus)
This course focuses on the role of the government in the economy. The aim is to provide an understanding of the reasons for government intervention in the economy, analyzing the benefits of possible government policies, and the response of economic agents to the government's actions. The course covers public goods, externalities and expenditure programmes Special emphasis is on current policy issues such as education reforms, health care reform and budget deficits.
Keywords
public goods, government expenditure, externalities, government deficit and debt
Educational Material Types
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures
Total
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams and tests
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Rosen H., Gayer T., Ράπανος Β., Καπλάνογλου Γ., "Δημόσια Οικονομική", έκδ. Κριτική, Αθήνα 2011. 2. Stiglitz J., "Οικονομική του Δημοσίου Τομέα", έκδ. Κριτική, Αθήνα 1992.
Additional bibliography for study
Stiglitz J., Economics of the Public Sector, 3rd edition, W.W. NORTON & COMPANY
Last Update
28-09-2015