Public Economics D16

Education facts

Code: 2NE012

The course focuses on different kinds of market failures that arise when the conditions for first best socially desirable outcomes in market economies are not met. Externalities, the existence of public goods, and the problems of asymmetric information and the appropriate design of taxes to address these failures will be discussed. The course is organized as follows: 1. The fundamental theorems of welfare economics 2. Externalities 3. Public Goods 4. Asymmetric Information and Efficiency

Entry requirements

90 credits of which 75 credits in economics including 15 credits bachelor courses (G2F). Additionally, Mathematical Economics I D7 or the equivalent. English 6/level 2

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Public Economics D16

  Umeå University

  Umeå

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 18 February 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %