This course studies the standard economic rationales for government intervention in market economies and how government policies can improve market outcomes and welfare. Students will learn theories that explain the role of government in education, social insurance, and income redistribution. This course will prepare students to evaluate policy choices and to contribute to professional discussions on decisions that have economic, social, and political impacts.This course studies the standard economic rationales for government intervention in market economies and how government policies can improve market outcomes and welfare. Students will learn theories that explain the role of government in education, social insurance, and income redistribution. This course will prepare students to evaluate policy choices and to contribute to professional discussions on decisions that have economic, social, and political impacts.
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 focuses on government expenditures and analyzes the appropriateness of government intervention in economic activities from the perspectives of economic efficiency and social justice (that is, including real analysis and normative analysis of fiscal expenditures). Course content includes:
1. The reasons and content of the government’s provision of public funds are appropriate. Dealing with externality issues (including global externalities, such as the establishment and role of the carbon dioxide trading market). Explain the reasons for the emergence of public utilities (based on the argument of category economies) and the management model (Europe is different from the United States and the United Kingdom).
2. Introduce public choice theory (which determines the size and type of government spending). Explain the extent to which some voting designs "reflect public opinion".
3. Introduce the perspectives of fairness (utilitarianism, Rawles’ theory of justice, Nozick’s degovernment theory, and social stability theory).
This introduces the current measures and issues taken by the Taiwanese government to alleviate the uneven distribution of income.
4. Analyze the reasons and problems that arise when our government compulsorily promotes the social security system (National Health Insurance and National Pension). The course teaching will focus on current situation and institutional thinking, with little mathematics and graphical analysis.
Rosen, Harvey S., and Ted Gayer (2014), Public Finance, 10th edition, Berkshire, U.K.: McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN: 007715469x
Rosen, Harveys., and Ted Gay (2014), public finance, 10TH edition, Berkshire, U.K.: McGraw-hill education. ISBN: 007715469 Small
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 平時成績平時成績 usual results |
40 | 含作業、參與討論及出席紀錄 |
| 期中考試期中考試 midterm exam |
30 | |
| 期末考試期末考試 final exam |
30 |
