Masterseminar: Theoretical Advances in Public Economics

Course Materials

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Content

This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of fundamental theories of public economics. The topics we discuss span a wide range of issues, including optimal taxation in first- and second-best environments, the regulation of externalities and natural monopolies, social policy, and international public finance. 

References

• Richard Tresch (2023). Public Finance. A Normative Theory, Academic Press: London et al. 

Important Note

If you would like to take the seminar as a mandatory course in your Master program, please contact the Dean of Study Affairs office. If you are interested in taking the seminar as an additional elective course, please write an email to sabine.wolf@ovgu.de.