Public Economics
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This course offers an introduction into the public economics theory. It does not aspire to cover theories of taxation, public expenditures, regulation etc. at length and in-depth. Rather, our ambition is to give a bird's-eye view of central themes of public economics and related disciplines, and teach concepts, logic, and ideas, rather than methods of analysis, which would require an entirely different course format. Our choice of topics covered by the course reflects a trade-off between salience and centrality, on the one hand, and suitability for a brief online introductory course, on the other. The course content is neither comprehensive (which would be a "mission impossible" for virtually any public economics course"), nor representative of other such courses. With these limitations and caveats in mind, we encourage our students to continue their public economics studies in a more regular fashion, and see our role inter alia in motivating interest in such "continued education". The central theme of the course is the role of government as a mechanism of resource allocation which complements and augments markets. Governments are viewed as public agencies set to correct market failures. Such agencies however are prone to failures of their own, and hence markets and governments are two imperfect alternatives. We deal with government's limitations, with particular emphasis on those that have to do with informational asymmetry, limited administrative capacity, and imperfect accountability to society. Otherwise the course's man themes are economics of taxation, regulation, politics of public economics, incentives in government, and government vis-Ã -vis (civil) society. Do you have technical problems? Write to us: [email protected]
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| Rating | 4.2★ based on 16 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 7 weeks |
| Effort | 6 weeks, 6-8 hours per week |
| Starts | Jan 24 (118 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | Higher School of Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics, HSE University via Coursera |
| Instructor | Leonid Polishchuk |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Business |
| Tags | Social Sciences Business Finance Economics |
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concept being discussed arises.i
The course could benefit from these mathematical examples as well as case studies or at least examples for when the concept being discussed arises.I work in international policymaking (environmental policy) specifically, so I was hoping for a course that would speak to more of the real challenges and questions around the economics of public good provision and the role of government in facilitating public good access.
enough practice exercises taking
Nonetheless, it does not offer enough practice exercises taking on that some of the economic concepts are too complex to digest and some of the questions from the quizzes and the final exam are very difficult to solve, while the lectures do not offer much help in this regard.
автора курса непонятные знаки
Не курс, а каша из понятий, в которой тесты не связаны с материалом, части материала друг с другом, да и в тестах употребляются какие-то вообще никому кроме автора курса непонятные знаки типа >/< Курс полезен для обзорного ознакомления с предметом.
вообще никому кроме автора
он даст простой пример
Лектор часто говорил, что он даст простой пример, но к сожалению, все эти примеры для меня были, если не непонятными, то, во всяком случае, непростыми.
после тщательного просмотра слайдов
В тестах задавались некорректные вопросы, на которые я не смог ответить даже после тщательного просмотра слайдов лекции.
been validated and/or challenged
This course is solely academically focused - it does not address this practical matters, nor does it discuss the degree to which the models have been validated and/or challenged.
come across without
References of somee of thee important work in political sciences are something I wouldn't have come across without this course.
only sometimes actual
However, there are only sometimes actual examples where these models are solved, making the quizzes very challenging.
repeatedly go through
One has to repeatedly go through thee slides to pass thee quizzes and exam.
thing can sooner
I have realised that every real thing can sooner or later be faked on this planet: fake security/threat to security, fake laws/prohibitions, fake identity, fake birth/death, fake marriage/divorce, fake presence of relationship/absence of relationship, fake values/virtues, fake right to rights/no right to rights, fake merit/demerit, fake illness/health, fake presence of theory/absence of theory, fake profits/losses ... (you name it ad infinitum).
time discussing key
The professor could also spend more time discussing key concepts before diving into the models.
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| Rating | 4.2★ based on 16 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 7 weeks |
| Effort | 6 weeks, 6-8 hours per week |
| Starts | Jan 24 (118 weeks ago) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | Higher School of Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics, HSE University via Coursera |
| Instructor | Leonid Polishchuk |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Social Sciences Business |
| Tags | Social Sciences Business Finance Economics |
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