Public Economics I

Course unit title

Public Economics I

Course unit code

EKP205

Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)

Compulsory

Level of course units (according to

EQF: first cycle Bachelor, second cycle Master)

First cycle Bachelor

Year of study when the course unit is delivered

(if applicable)

Year 2

Semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered

Semester 4

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 credits (4.8 ECTS)

Name of lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Djoko Mursinto

Dr. Ahmad Solihin

Dr. Ni Made Sukartini

Widya Silviana, Ph.D.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students are able to: (1) demonstrate general knowledge and analyze public economic concepts; (2) work individually for critical literature reading and problem solving exercises; (3) demonstrates familiarity with some of the applications of economics to the study of public policy.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Face to face (offline) and or distance learning (online)

Prerequisites and co-requisites (if applicable)

Introduction of Microeconomics

Course content

Public economics discusses the theoretical justifications for government intervention in relation to economic efficiency, and the distribution of income and wealth and their effects.

Recommended or required

reading and other learning resources/tools

1. Hindriks, J. & Myles, G.D. 2006 . Intermediate public economics . 2nd ^Ed . MIT press.

2. Abelson, P. 2013. Public economics: Principles and practice . 3rd ^Ed . McGraw-Hill

3. Atkinson, AB & Stiglitz, JE 2015. Lectures on public economics . Updated Edition. Princeton university press.

4. Stiglitz, JE & Rosengard, JK 2015. Economics of the public sector . 4th ^Ed . WW Norton.

5. Gruber, J. 2016. Public finance and public policy . 5th ^Ed . Worth Publisher

6. Rosen, SH & Gayer, T. 2014. Public finance . Global Edition. McGraw-Hill.

7. Hyman, DN 2011. Public finance: A contemporary application of theory to policy . 10th ^Ed . South-Western, Cengage Learning.

8. Sara Connolly & Alistair Munro (1999), Economics of the public sector, Prentice Hall (SCA).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching, discussions, presentations, and problem based learning.

Language of instruction

In Bahasa (Indonesian Language) and English

Assessment methods and criteria

Mid-exam, final-exam, and assignment