Econ 344 - Public Finance

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ECON 344. Public Finance - The economic role of governments in

market economies. Public goods, externalities, income distribution,

and income maintenance programs. The effect of taxes on economic

behavior, descriptions of the structure of the principal U.S. taxes,

and current reform proposals. Nonmajor graduate credit.

3 Credits, Prerequisite: ECON 101, Tuesdays, 6:10-9pm

Contact: Professor Elizabeth Hoffman, 367 Heady Hall

bhoffman@iastate.