Data on the course

Master’s Programme in Economics. Open to other students as well.

Fourth period

The course is a continuation for Public Economics 1, focusing on the following areas:

• Public provision of private and public goods
• Correction of externalities and internalities
• The design of social insurance policies, including unemployment insurance and disability insurance
• Retirement and pension policies
• Health care
• Behavioural approaches to public policy

After the course, the student should know the material well and be able to use it in their own analytical work and research afterwards.

In addition to lectures, students write a term paper during the course. The topic for the paper may also deal with the material in Public Economics 1. There will be a final exam.

Knowledge of the basic concepts of microeconomic theory. It is highly recommended that students first study the course Public Economics 1.

Knowledge of microeconometric tools would be an advantage.

This course covers key topics in modern public economics research, utilizing mainly theoretical but also empirical material. The course focuses on public spending policies.

Given in the course

All material related to the course is delivered through Moodle. It also contains a discussion forum where students can discuss issues related to the course with each other and the teacher.

The course is graded on a scale from 0 (fail) to 5. The grade is an average of a term paper (40%) and final exam (60%).