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The Public Economics Course for BA (Hons) Economics Semester V, Delhi University has been taught by Mr. Dheeraj Suri. The Video Lectures are based upon the books prescribed by the University of Delhi. The Duration of Video Lectures is approximately 45 Hours.

Course Fee : Rs. 7,000

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• Full Course Video Lectures
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• Live online Doubts Sessions for resolution of Doubts
• Mock Tests at the Website
• Video Lectures Cover Theory Portions Exchaustively + Complete Solutions of Back Questions of readings + Solutions of Previous Years Papers + Large Number of Numericals

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Course Content of Our Video Lectures

Unit – I : Public Economic Theory

Unit – I (a) : Fiscal Functions : An Overview

Unit – I (b) : Public Goods : Definition, Models of efficient allocation, pure & impure public goods, free riding

Unit – I (c) : Externalities : the problems & its solutions, taxes versus regulation, property rights, the Coase theorem

Unit – I (d) : Taxation : its economic effects; dead weight loss and distortion, efficiency and equity considerations, tax incidence, optimal taxation

Unit 2 : Indian Public Finance

Unit – 2 (a) : Tax System : Structure & Reforms

Unit – 2 (b) : Budget, Deficits & Public Debt

Unit – 2 (c) : Budget, Deficits & Public Debt

End of Syllabus

Syllabus for Public Economics as Prescribed by University of Delhi

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Course Description

Course Objective

Public economics is the study of government policy from the points of view of economic efficiency and equity. The paper deals with the nature of government intervention and its implications for allocation, distribution and stabilization. Inherently, this study involves a formal analysis of government taxation and expenditures. The subject encompasses a host of topics including public goods, market failures and externalities. The paper is divided into two sections, one dealing with the theory of public economics and the other with the Indian public finances.

Course Learning Outcomes

The module aims to introduce students to the main theoretical and empirical concepts in public economics, equip students with a thorough analytical grasp of implications of government intervention for allocation, distribution and stabilization, and familiarise students with the main issues in government revenues and expenditure. At the end of the module the students should be able to demonstrate their understanding of the public economics. In some models, the student will be required to deal with simple algebra problems that will help them to better understand these concepts, use diagrammatic analysis to demonstrate and compare the economic welfare effects of various environmental policy options, demonstrate their understanding of the usefulness and problems related to taxation and government expenditure, and demonstrate their critical understanding of public policies

Unit 1

Public Economic Theory: Fiscal functions: an overview; Public Goods: definition, models of efficient allocation, pure and impure public goods, free riding; Externalities: the problem and its solutions, taxes versus regulation, property rights,
the Coase theorem; and Taxation: its economic effects; dead weight loss and distortion, efficiency and equity considerations, tax incidence, optimal taxation

Unit 2

Indian Public Finances: Tax System: structure and reforms; Budget, deficits and public debt; Fiscal federalism in India

References

1. Alam, S. (2016). GST and the states: sharing tax administrations. Economic and Political Weekly, 51(31).

2. Cullis, J., Jones, P. (1998). Public finance and public choice, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press.

3. Das, S. (2017). Some concepts regarding the goods and services tax. Economic and Political Weekly, 52(9).

4. Government of India. (2017). GST – Concept and status – as on 3rd June, Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

5. Hindriks, J., Myles, G. (2013). Intermediate public economics, 2nd ed. MITPress.

6. Rao, M. (2005). Changing contours of federal fiscal arrangements in India. In A. Bagchi (ed.): Readings in public finance. Oxford University Press.

7. Rao, M., Kumar, S. (2017). Envisioning tax policy for accelerated development in India. Working Paper No. 190, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.

8. Reddy, Y. (2015). Fourteenth finance commission: Continuity, change and way forward. Economic and Political Weekly, 50(21), 27-36.

9. Stiglitz, J. (2009). Economics of the public sector, 3rd ed. W. W. Norton