ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE

PREREQUISITES: PUBLIC ECONOMICS, PUBLIC FINANCE

OBJECTIVES

As an elective course in the field of public finance, it explains the economic theory, methodology and policy around the topic of public expenditure, including basic theory, expenditure scale and structure, efficiency analysis, all kinds of expenditure programs, and the intragovernment relationship from the perspective of public expenditure.

PROGRESSIVE ASSESSMENT

Coursework assignment (20%)

2-hour examination (80%)

RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS

1. Writing Group,Public Expenditure, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Press, 2011 (Chinese)

2. Li Yan,Analysis of Public Expenditure, Beijing University Press, 2010 (Chinese)

TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN THE LECTURES/ CLASS SCHEDULE

Week 1: Conspectus of This Course

Week 2: Theoretical Foundation Ⅰ

Week 3: Theoretical Foundation Ⅱ

Week 4: Empirical Study on the Growth of Public Expenditure

Week 5: Structure of Public Expenditure

Week 6: Economic Analysis of Government Procurement

Week 7: Analysis of Expenditures for Public Administration and Public Service

Week 8: Analysis of Expenditure for National Defense

Week 9: Analysis of Expenditures for culture, science and health

Week 10: Analysis of Financial Agriculture Expenditure

Week 11: Analysis of Infrastructural Investment

Week 12: Analysis of Endowment Insurance

Week 13: Analysis of Medical Insurance

Week 14: Analysis of Fiscal Subsidy

Week 15: Analysis of Intergovernmental Transfers

Week 16: Budget Management andFiscal Transparency

Week 17: Examination