Course unit title

Theory and Policy of Public Economics

Course unit code

EKP804

Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)

Optional

Level of course units (according to

EQF: first cycle Bachelor, second cycle Master)

Third cycle Doctor

Year of study when the course unit is delivered

(if applicable)

Year 1

Semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered

Semester 1

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4.8 ECTS

Name of lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Effendi

Dr. Ahmad Solihin

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students are able to: analyze theory and conduct critical reviews on taxation, provision of public goods, and government policies such as social security.

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

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

Prerequisites and co-requisites (if applicable)

No

Course content

(1) Introduction, (2) general equilibrium and welfare economics, (3) topics in measurement, (4) commodity taxation, (5) income taxation, (6) policy reform, (7) risk, (8) corporate taxation, (9) public goods, (10) externalities, (11) imperfect competition, (12) tax evasion, (13) overlapping generations economies, (14) social security, (15) debt and tax

Recommended or required

reading and other learning resources/tools
  1. Myles, GD 2008. Public Economics. Cambridge University Press
  2. Atkinson, AB & Stiglitz, JE 2015. Lectures on Public Economics. Updated Edition. Princeton University Press.
  3. Kaplow, L. 2010. The Theory of Taxation and Public Economics. Princeton University Press.
  4. Tresch, R. 2014. Public Finance: A Normative Theory. 3rd Ed. Elsevier Science & Technology
  5. Leach, J. 2004. A course in public economics. Cambridge University Press
  6. Ott, AF, and Cebula, RJ 2006. The Elgar companion to public economics. Edward Elgar
  7. Handbook of public economics Vol. 1 & 3. Elsevier

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture courses, presentations and discussions, assignments

Language of instruction

In Bahasa (Indonesian Language) and English

Assessment methods and criteria

Exams, Individual Assignments