This course explores the role of public institutions in the economies of advanced industrialized countries, taking a comparative look at a variety of systems for public goods with respect to taxation, social benefits, unemployment, health care, public pension schemes, parental leave, childcare, and education. We consider a variety of microeconomic tools, using these to analyze current policy debates in Scandinavia.
Related Discipline(s)
This course would also be of interest to the following discipline(s):Public Policy, Urban Studies