Public Finance and Economics
| Code: | 1GE402 | Acronym: | EFP |
| Keywords | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Keyword |
| OFICIAL | Economics |
Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S 
| Active? | Yes |
| Web Page: | http://sigarra.up.pt/fep/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=386380 |
| Responsible unit: | Agrupamento Científico de Economia |
| Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Business Administration |
Cycles of Study/Courses
| Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGES | 76 | Bologna Syllabus since 2012 | 3 | - | 3 | 42 | 81 |
Teaching Staff - Responsibilities
| Teacher | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Susana Maria Almeida da Silva |
Teaching - Hours
| Theoretical and practical : | 3,00 |
| Type | Teacher | Classes | Hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical and practical | Totals | 1 | 3,00 |
| Susana Maria Almeida da Silva | 3,00 |
Teaching language
PortugueseObjectives
Learning outcomes and competences
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
-Critically analyzing public policy and financial activity of the State, its nature, its determinants and restrictions;
-Understanding political arguments and realizing who decides the priorities of public policies;
- Arguing about the budgetary procedures in Portugal;
-Understanding how and why a subject should be seen as "public problem" requiring government response.
Working method
PresencialPre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)
Program
1. Origins of the State and its functions
2. The dimension and growth of the State
3. Efficiency and market failures
4. Equity and Public Choice
5. The taxes
Mandatory literature
Pereira Paulo Trigo 1959- 070; Economia e finanças públicas. ISBN: 978-972-592-492-1Fernandes, Abel Luís da Costa; A economia das finanças públicas. ISBN: 978-972-40-4337-1
Complementary Bibliography
Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Economics of the public sector. ISBN: 0-393-96651-8Cullis, John G.; Public finance and public choice. ISBN: 978-0-19-923478-3
Rosen, Harvey S.; Public finance. ISBN: 978-007-126788-5
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical and practical classes, resorting to official documents where appropriate.
Accomplishment of illustrative exercises.
Throughout the program, some issues of Economics and Public Finance will be discussed. In this context, students with distributed evaluation must work in group, writing and defending an original essay of a maximum of 10 pages about one of the topics for discussion.
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation without final examAssessment Components
| Designation | Weight (%) |
|---|---|
| Teste | 70,00 |
| Trabalho escrito | 30,00 |
| Total: | 100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
| Designation | Time (hours) |
|---|---|
| Estudo autónomo | 39,00 |
| Frequência das aulas | 42,00 |
| Total: | 81,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Distributed evaluation consists of the realization and oral presentation of one research work (30%) and one test (70%).
The test will be in the same date as the regular exam.
The minimum grade in each evaluation component is 6 points.
Calculation formula of final grade
Distributed assessment
FG= 30% research work + 70% test
FG= 100% exam
Classification improvement
It will be according to the assessment rules. In this case students do not benefit from the component ' participation and attendance" even if they have fulfilled the requirements for it.
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