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ECON 401 - Public Finance

ECON 401: Public Finance (3 units) at San Diego State University. 1 section offered in Spring 2027, with meeting times, instructors, and seat counts. Prerequisites: ECON 101 and ECON 102. Counts toward Economics Minor (2026-27), Economics Minor (2025-26).

3 units
  • Public Policy Economics
  • Upper Division Major Electives
  • Public Policy Group
  • Political Economy
  • Electives
  • Urban Political Economy and Public Policy
  • Up to Six Units of Electives
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (offered)
Principles and practices of taxation and public expenditures. Economic effects of public spending, debts and taxation. Financing social security and other services. Fiscal policy and prosperity. Relation to inflation and deflation. Special emphasis on social problems involved.
Prerequisites
ECON 101 and ECON 102.
See the full prerequisite chain

From the catalog

Grading
LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
Repeatable
Maximum 3 units.

1 section in Spring 2027

Class #11373· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
50 of 50 seats open
Mon, Wed 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · P 146

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