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SØK3007 - Taxation, Behavior and Economic Policies

About

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
School exam 100/100 4 hours C

Course content

The course gives a basic understanding of collective decisions, collective goods, and government control. The course covers organization and incentives in government production, and how decision makers are affected by government controls and taxes.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

You learn

  • How collective decisions about economic policy are taken
  • The arguments for design of government controls
  • How decision makers in the private sector are influenced by taxes and government controls

Skills

You should be able to analyze

  • The assumptions of different collective decision making arrangements and how they work
  • Collective goods and externalities that are not taken care of in the market
  • Production and financing of welfare services and how they can be organized inside and outside the public sector -
  • Design of the tax system and how taxes influence decision makers
  • Competition and allocation of functions within the public sector, the relationship between central and local governments

General competence

You should be able to

  • read and understand reports and research articles dealing with issues discussed in the course

Learning methods and activities

2 hours of lecture every week and 2 hours of exercise every other week. The course has compulsory activity. Specific requirements will be announced at the beginning of the term.

Compulsory assignments

  • Approved term paper(s)/exercise(s)

Further on evaluation

Compulsory activity must be completed in the semester the course is taught. The approval also applies to later semesters.

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

Announced at the beginning of the term.

More on the course

No

Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Economics
  • Social Sciences
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Economics

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 C 2024-11-28 15:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
SL311 orange sone Sluppenvegen 14 39
SL238 Sluppenvegen 14 2
Spring ORD School exam 100/100 C 2025-05-30 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
SL311 lyseblå sone Sluppenvegen 14 13
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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