ECON 141. Public Economics

This seminar focuses on the analysis of government expenditure, tax, and debt policy. A major part of the seminar is devoted to an analysis of current policy issues in their institutional and theoretical contexts. The seminar will be of most interest to students having a concern for economic policy and its interaction with politics.
Prerequisite: ECON 011 and ECON 031 (or its equivalent)
Social sciences.
2 credits.
Spring 2025. Bronchetti.
Fall 2025. Bronchetti.
Catalog chapter: Economics
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/economics

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