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ECON-4044: Public Economics

Description: Economic rationale of the public sector. Proper size and functions of government. Market failure, Cost-benefit analysis, public goods provision. Pricing of public enterprise services.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ECON-3104

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 23

Average GPA: 2.98 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 22.42%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.92%

Thorwald N Tideman202231.3%43.2%19.6%3.8%1.1%1.0%3.0112
Arthur T Denzau201541.7%50.0%0.0%0.0%8.3%0.0%3.141
Daniel Simundza201538.9%31.2%21.8%2.6%2.8%2.6%3.018
Armytage James A Green201222.9%37.3%21.5%11.1%1.8%5.4%2.692

Grade Distribution Over Time