ECON 230 - Public Finance

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 3-0-3
The study of the economic functions of government in a capitalist economic system, the public goods, distribution, structure and stabilization functions, with special emphasis on the changing role and capacity of public finance. Students will explore principles of taxation, relationships between monetary policy and debt management, and topics that focus on the growing role of public finance in an international framework.Prerequisite: ECON 103 .

THIS COURSE EMPHASIZES A GLOBAL AND/OR INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND IS APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.