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ECON 380 v1 and v2: Public Finance
ECON 380: Public Finance/Expenditures discusses the basic economics tools required to evaluate government policies for expenditures on health care, public pensions, Employment Insurance, education, and social welfare programs.
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Supplementary Readings
Rosen, H. S., Wen, J-F., & Snoddon, T. (2012). Internet Chapter 1: Microeconomics background for the study of public finance.
Rosen, H. S., Wen, J-F., & Snoddon, T. (2012). Internet Chapter 2: Cost-benefit analysis.
Rosen, H. S., Wen, J-F., & Snoddon, T. (2012). Internet Chapter 3: Deficit finance.
Rosen, H. S., Wen, J-F., & Snoddon, T. (2012). Internet Chapter 4: Tools of empirical analysis.
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Required Readings
Wolfson, M., & Moore, K. (2010). On the replacement adequacy of Canada’s retirement income system estimates using Statistics Canada’s LifePaths microsimulation model . Paper prepared for the 31st general conference of The International Association of Research in Income and Wealth, St. Gallen, Switzerland, August 22-28, 2010.
Denton, F. T., & Spencer, B. G. (2011). Age of pension eligibility, gains in life expectancy, and social policy. Canadian Public Policy, 37 (2), 183-199.
Baker, M, & Milligan, K. (2009). The report of the expert panel on older workers: How should public pensions be improved? Canadian Public Policy, 35 (4), 493-498.
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Required Readings
Hoxby, C. M. (1996). Are efficiency and equity in school finance substitutes or complements? Journal of Economic Perspectives, 10 (4), 51-72.
Oreopoulus, P. (2006). The compelling effects of compulsory schooling: Evidence from Canada. Canadian Journal of Economics, 39 (1), 22-52.
Oreopoulus, P. (2007). Do dropouts drop out too soon? Wealth, health and happiness from compulsory schooling. Journal of Public Economics, 91 (11-12), 2213-2229.