ECON 350

Public Finance: Policy Topics (3,1,0) 3 credits

Examination of two or three selected policy problems from the areas of taxation, income security and public expenditures. Topics to be selected each year from areas of current or recent policy debate. Examples include public pension policy, privatization and public services, income tax or sales tax reform, federal-provincial cost sharing programs, tax incentives versus direct expenditures, welfare reform.

Prerequisite: ECON 190 (Grade of C- or better)