This course aims to study the role of government in addressing market failures, within social domains such as education, healthcare, and retirement financing, through policies like taxation and subsidies. The course is for students interested in topics such as taxation, education, healthcare financing, government budgets, economic efficiency, and equity. The course prepares you for a career in government (e.g. Ministry of Finance, Central Provident Fund), private sector (policy think tanks and consultancies addressing and advising on market failures), and academia.
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AB0901Principles Of Economics: A Singapore PerspectiveHE1001Microeconomics IHE5091Principles of EconomicsHE9091Principles Of EconomicsPublic Economics
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| 930 | 19564 TUT (T1) 0930-1020 Tue LHS-TR+34 | COMMON LEC (LEC1) 0930-1120 Wed LT12 | |||
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| 1030 | 19565 TUT (T2) 1030-1120 Tue LHS-TR+34 | ||||
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