Duration
20h Th
Number of credits
| Master in population and development studies (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits | |||
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of social sciences) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is an introduction to the analysis of Public Finances, with a focus on developing countries.
In the Introduction chapter (Chapter 1), Governments intervention and its role in the economy will be discussed, with a focus on externalities and the allocation of public goods.
Chapter 2, The Tools of Public Finances, will review the different types of public expenditure and revenue, considering different forms of classifications. Students will be encouraged to use statistics to make international comparisons. The issue of public revenue mobilization in low-income countries will be addressed.
The analysis of the public deficit and debt formation will be presented in Chapter 3, From deficit to public debt. Practical exercises on debt stability will put the theory in perspective.
Chapter 4 will focus on social protection expenditure in developing countries.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The course aims to:
- To understand how Governments intervention through Public Finances analysis
- To mobilize, present and explain statistics related to Public Finances
- Interpret deficit and debt statistics
- Understand the challenges of mobilizing public revenue in developing countries
- Define the different types of social transfers and understand the implication
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
There is no mandatory pre-requisite to attend the course.; however, a basic knowledge of Excel is a plus
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra course + practical sessions and seminar (mandatory)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
PPT presentation on ECampus
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
- Remote
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
Written exam
Work placement(s)
None
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Frieda Vandeninden, f.vandeninden@uliege.be