GPCO 406Public Finance and Taxation
This course introduces principles of taxation and expenditure analysis, public budgeting, and assessment of budget priorities. It will introduce students to concepts related to how public finance affects the private economy, how governments raise funds (and account for their expenditures to the public, foreign investors, and international organizations), and the major public policy tools for governing public finance. Renumbered from IRCO 406. Students may not receive credit for GPCO 406 and IRCO 406.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “GPS students only or consent of instructor.”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 4 · Spring (1 program).
Required in (1)
- Economics–Public Policy (B.A.)