Public finances and institutions

Teacher(s)

Husson Jean-François;

Language

French

Content

- the role and functions of the State in the economy
- an overview of the Belgian institutional framework (up to local level)
- the revenues and expenditures of the different levels of power and social security (taking the local sector as the main example), as well as the question of budget balances and their financing (debt)
. the motivations and effects of budgetary and fiscal instruments
- a framework for analyzing budgetary and fiscal policies.

Teaching methods

The course is given face-to-face and / or remotely depending on health reasons. 30 h course. General presentation supported by examples and exercises and articulated with group work.

Evaluation methods

Group work on a budget analysis: written work and oral presentation (face to face or remotely). Depending on the circumstances, the assessment may be limited to the written work. Where a student is repeatedly absent, an additional individual work may be requested from the absentee.
In the second session, the work is to be corrected by the students who must present the course evaluation.

Online resources

See the Moodle page of the course.

Bibliography

Voir la page Moodle du cours.
See the Moodle page of the course.

Faculty or entity

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