Economics of the Public Sector (6404.5)
Level: | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 3 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society |
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Syllabus
The objective of this unit is to examine the role of the public sector in the economy, in particular, the economic theories that attempt to explain government fiscal activities with emphasis on their application to the Australian environment.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Explain the structure and growth of public expenditures in Australia;
2. Compare and evaluate the explanations for government interventions in markets;
3. Describe how the level of government expenditures is determined;
4. Explain the different types of taxes that exists in Australia and discuss these taxes based on efficiency and equity;
5. Describe the fiscal and financial relationship between the different levels of government and the measures undertaken to rectify fiscal imbalances in the Australian Federation.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
Normally thirty nine hours per semester.
Prerequisites
6355 Introduction to Economics OR 9518 Foundations of Microeconomics
Incompatible Units
9545 Public Finance
Equivalent Units
9545 Public Finance
Referenced Courses
- 182JA Bachelor of Accounting
- 943AA Bachelor of Applied Economics
- 999AA Bachelor of Applied Economics / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 945AA Bachelor of Applied Economics/Bachelor of Commerce
- 944AA Bachelor of Applied Economics/Bachelor of Laws
- 946AA Bachelor of Applied Economics/Bachelor of Management
- 986AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 987AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Journalism
- 988AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 989AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 793AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 125JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 216JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 218JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 219JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 804AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 230JA Bachelor of Australian Politics & Public Policy/Bachelor of Communication in Media & Public Affairs
- 183JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy
- 229JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 238JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy/Bachelor of Laws
- 761AA Bachelor of Business Administration
- 762AA Bachelor of Commerce
- 100JA Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 232JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 281JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 811AA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Tourism Management
- 286JA Bachelor of Economic Studies (online)
- 112JA Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Commerce
- 208JA Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 279JA Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 184JA Bachelor of Finance
- 185JA Bachelor of Human Resource Management
- 186JA Bachelor of International Business
- 248JA Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 394AA Bachelor of Management
- 187JA Bachelor of Marketing Management
- 124JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations
- 145JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Applied Economics
- 210JA Bachelor of Public Administration
- 188JA Bachelor of Social Science
- 956AA Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning