Course objectives

The course will provide students with advanced foundations on the normative and positive analysis of the state and the public sector. At the and of the course, the students will be able to better understand the government's role in modern industrial economies.

Readings

Topics

Grading

The course grade will be a weighted average of 1) weekly quizzes based on the content of the assigned readings (20%); 2) two homework sets (30%); 3) a midterm exam (25%); and a final exam (25%).