ECON 130
Public Economics
Description: Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 11, 101, 103. Enforced corequisite: course 130L. Role of government in market economy. Alternative justifications for government intervention. Principles and effects of spending programs (especially social insurance and health), taxation, deficit financing, and federal credit programs. Taxation in open economy. Properties of public choice mechanisms. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
Most Helpful Review
Fall 2020 - As far as UCLA econ goes, this is a good class. Interesting content, good professor, not hard to get a good grade. I will say that it's fairly time intensive just because of the emphasis on weekly group projects. You should understand the powerpoint slides well for exams.
Fall 2020 - As far as UCLA econ goes, this is a good class. Interesting content, good professor, not hard to get a good grade. I will say that it's fairly time intensive just because of the emphasis on weekly group projects. You should understand the powerpoint slides well for exams.