G8271000 Public Finance

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Evening Course

Lecture Code G8271000 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 財政学

Subject Name
（Katakana）ザイセイガク

Subject Name in
English Public Finance

Instructor TAKAHASHI HIROMASA

Instructor
(Katakana) タカハシ　ヒロマサ

Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  First Semester,  First Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1st) Mon11-12：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M201/202

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Economics

Eligible Students Sophomore year and above

Keywords Social surplus, Market failure, Monopoly, Public goods, Externality

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Economics and Management
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Basic knowledge of economic analysis

Class Objectives
/Class Outline We analyze the effect of economic policy on economy and society from the micro economic point of view.

Class Schedule lesson1  Market failure
lesson2  Theory of supply and demand
lesson3  Government's intervention and market equilibrium
lesson4  Social surplus 1
lesson5  Social surplus 2
lesson6  Micro economic policy 1: tax and subsidy
lesson7  Micro economic policy 2: tax and subsidy
lesson8  Monopoly equilibrium 1
lesson9  Monopoly equilibrium 2
lesson10  Micro economic policy 3: monopoly environment
lesson11  Negative externality
lesson12  Pigou tax
lesson13  Creation of a market
lesson14  Public goods
lesson15  Free rider theory

Two homework assignments and the final examination

Text/Reference
Books,etc. We don’t use a textbook. Lecture notes are distributed.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

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Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Lesson 1: Introduction of the class.
Lesson 2 – Lesson 5: Learning of social surplus.
Lesson 6 – Lesson 7: Learning of the effect of micro economic policy.
Lesson 8 – Lesson 10: Learning of monopoly
Lesson 11 – Lesson 15: Learning of externality and public goods

Requirements None

Grading Method The homework ssignments (approximately 60%), the final examination (approximately 30%) and classroom experiment (approximately 10%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Economics Economics Evening Course
Lecture Code	G8271000	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	財政学
Subject Name （Katakana）	ザイセイガク
Subject Name in English	Public Finance
Instructor	TAKAHASHI HIROMASA
Instructor (Katakana)	タカハシ　ヒロマサ
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, First Semester, First Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(1st) Mon11-12：Higashi-Senda Lecture Rm M201/202
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Economics
Eligible Students	Sophomore year and above
Keywords	Social surplus, Market failure, Monopoly, Public goods, Externality
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Economics and Management （Knowledge and Understanding）・Basic knowledge of economic analysis
Class Objectives /Class Outline	We analyze the effect of economic policy on economy and society from the micro economic point of view.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Market failure lesson2 Theory of supply and demand lesson3 Government's intervention and market equilibrium lesson4 Social surplus 1 lesson5 Social surplus 2 lesson6 Micro economic policy 1: tax and subsidy lesson7 Micro economic policy 2: tax and subsidy lesson8 Monopoly equilibrium 1 lesson9 Monopoly equilibrium 2 lesson10 Micro economic policy 3: monopoly environment lesson11 Negative externality lesson12 Pigou tax lesson13 Creation of a market lesson14 Public goods lesson15 Free rider theory Two homework assignments and the final examination
Text/Reference Books,etc.	We don’t use a textbook. Lecture notes are distributed.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Lesson 1: Introduction of the class. Lesson 2 – Lesson 5: Learning of social surplus. Lesson 6 – Lesson 7: Learning of the effect of micro economic policy. Lesson 8 – Lesson 10: Learning of monopoly Lesson 11 – Lesson 15: Learning of externality and public goods
Requirements	None
Grading Method	The homework ssignments (approximately 60%), the final examination (approximately 30%) and classroom experiment (approximately 10%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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