ECC5810 Public economics
Faculty of Business and Economics
ECC5810 Public economics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2022 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2022
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 1 task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Requisites
Before ECC5810
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ECC5810
No unit lists ECC5810 as a prerequisite in the 2022 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in course B6001 to undertake this unit.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit examines how collective decisions affect the welfare of a society. It will first discuss how free-riding and coordination problems in collective decision making by the citizens, and incentive and credibility problems in the public sector, determine economic policies. It then applies this incentive approach to study how various kinds of interactions between citizens and their government determine social welfare, paying special attention to the importance of voting; political competition; distributional conflicts and institutions in determining collective decision making.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment100%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
analyse important issues pertinent to collective decision making by the citizens and the functioning of the public sector
- 2
understand how to investigate the role of voting, interest groups, political competition, and distributional conflicts in affecting public policies
- 3
understand the role of the state in affecting economic performance and social welfare, with an emphasis on the role of the institutional environment and strategic interactions between citizens and politicians in shaping government behaviour.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Stefanie Fischer
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ECC5810?
ECC5810 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ECC5810 offered?
In 2022, ECC5810 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ECC5810?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ECC5810 have an exam?
No. ECC5810 has 1 assessment task and no exam.