Foundations of Economic Policy
Lecture with Tutorial in WS 2008/2009
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Neumärker
Lecture
Time: | Tuesday 10 - 12h |
Place: | Room 2004, KG II |
Tutorial
Time: | Thursday 12 - 14h |
Place: | Room 3044, KG III |
Sub-Tutorials
NBS: Tuesday 12 - 14h, Room 3043; General: Monday 14 - 16h, Room 1 Sedanstr. 6.
Start
Lecture: First Week of Semester
Tutorial: Third Week of Semester
Sub-Tutorials: Third Week of Semester (03./04. Nov.).
Please note:
On October 28th, the first tutorial session will take place instead of the lecture (10 -12h, room 2004)!
Target Group
Lecture and Tutorial for Integrated Master Programs (IMP): First-year course.
Grundstudium / Grundzüge der VWL (Vorlesung mit Übung).
Hörer anderer Fakultäten.
Credits
IMP-Students: 6 Credit Points.
Diploma-Students: Examination requirement (3. Teilleistung) for "Vordiplom".
Other Students: 6 Credit Points equivalent (exam including tutorial).
Support
Alex Schindler, Room 2431
Tel.: 203-2323
e-mail: alexander.schindler@vwl.uni-freiburg.de
Office hours: on appointment
Downloads for Lecture
Downloads for Tutorial
- Script Chapter I.
- Script Chapter II.
- Script Chapter III.
- Script Chapter IV (completed version).
- Script Chapter V (completed version).
- Script Chapter VI (completed version).
- Script Chapter VII (completed version).
- Script Chapter VIII (WT 06/07, informational).
- Script Epilogue
Downloads for Sub-Tutorial (IMP)
- Question Sheets No. 1-7.
- Hints for Question Set No. 1.
- Hints for Question Set No. 2.
- Hints for Question Set No. 3.
- Hints for Question Set No. 4.
- Slides for Question Set No. 4.
- Hints for Question Set No. 5.
- Slides for Question Set No. 5.
- Hints for Question Set No. 6.
- Slides for Question Set No. 6.
- Hints for Question Set No. 7.
- Slides for Question Set No. 7.
Short Outline and Introductory References
Outline:
- Introduction
- Basic Issues and Tools
- Market Allocation
- Collective Allocation
- Economic Policy and Democratic Processes
References:
- Acocella, N.: The Foundations of Economic Policy, Cambridge 1997.
- Buchanan, J.M.: The Constitution of Economic Policy, in: American Economic Review 77 (1987), 243-250.
- Cullis, J.; Jones, P.: Public Finance and Public Choice, 2. Ed., Oxford et al. 1998.
- Dixit, A.K.: The Making of Economic Policy, Cambridge/Mass. 1996.
- Hirshleifer J.; Glazer, A.; Hirshleifer D.: Price Theory and Applications, 7. Ed., Cambridge et al. 2005.
- Mueller, D.C.: Public Choice III, Cambridge 2003.
Hinweis: Seit SoSe 2005 werden die Grundlagen der Wirtschaftspolitik alternierend im Wintersemester in englischer, im Sommersemester in deutscher Sprache gelesen.