本課程之目的在於研究以政府為主體的經濟行為，希望透過本課程讓學生了解政府的支出行為以及這些支出政策對經濟體系所產生的影響。課程內容包括：
一、造成市場失靈原因。
二、公共財的提供。
三、對外部性問題的處理。
四、介紹公營事業與非營利事業組織
五、介紹公共選擇理論
六、探討政府所得重分配政策與社會福利政策The purpose of this course is to study economic behaviors dominated by the government. It is hoped that through this course, students will understand the government's expenditure behavior and the impact of these expenditure policies on the economic system. Course content includes:
1. Causes of market failure.
2. Provision of public finance.
3. Handling externalities problems.
4. Introduce public and non-profit business organizations
5. Introduction to public selection theory
6. Explore the government's income redistribution policy and social welfare policy
本課程以政府支出為對象，從經濟效率的觀點和社會正義的觀點解析政府介入經濟活動的適當性（亦即，包含財政支出的實是分析和規範性分析）。課程內容包括：
一、政府提供公共財的理由和內容的適當性。對外部性問題的處理（包括全球外部性，如二氧化碳交易市場的建立和它的作用）。解釋公用事業出現的理由（以範疇經濟的論點）和管理模式（歐洲與美英不同）。
二、介紹公共選擇理論（這決定政府支出的規模和類別）。說明一些投票設計「反應民意」的程度。
三、介紹公平的觀點(功效主義論，Rawles的正義論，Nozick的去政府論，和社會安定論)。由這介紹目前台灣的政府採取的減緩所得分配不均的措施和問題。
四、解析我國政府強制推動社會保障制度（全民健保和國民年金）的理由和出現的問題。課程講授將以現況與制度面思考為重點，很少數學與圖形分析。
This course takes government expenditure as the subject, and analyzes the appropriateness of government intervention in economic activities from the perspective of economic efficiency and social justice (that is, the actual analysis and standard analysis that includes financial expenditure). Course content includes:
1. The appropriateness of the reasons and content of the government providing public finance. Treatment of externalities (including global externalities, such as the establishment of carbon dioxide trading markets and its role). Explain the reasons for the emergence of utilities (by the argument of economy) and management models (different from Europe and the United States and the United Kingdom).
2. Introduction to public selection theory (this determines the size and category of government expenditure). Explain the extent to which some voting designs “respond to public opinion”.
3. Introduction to fair views (efficacy theory, Rawles' righteousness, Nozick's go-to-government theory, and social stability theory). This introduces the measures and problems that have been adopted by the Taiwan government to reduce uneven distribution of income.
4. Analyze the reasons and problems that arise from our government’s strengthening and promoting the social security system (national health insurance and national pension). The course lectures focus on current and institutional thinking, and there are few mathematical and graphical analysis.
財政學(三版)，徐偉初、歐俊男、謝文盛著，華泰文化
Financial Studies (third edition), written by Xu Weichu, Eu Junnan, and Xie Wensheng, Huatai Culture
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 平時成績(包括小考與出席點名或筆記成績)平時成績(包括小考與出席點名或筆記成績) Regular results (including tests and attendance titles or notes) |
35 | |
| 期中考期中考 Midterm exam |
30 | |
| 期末考期末考 Final exam |
35 |
