EM323 Government Economics
Syllabus

Spring 2007 MWF 10-11am Rob 404
Prof. Jon A. Hooks
Rob 104.  ex0530 or jhooks@albion.edu
Office Hours

Jonathan Gruber, Public Finance and Public Policy, 2nd Edition (2008).

Regular reading of the Wall Street Journal is required.

Course Description

You are required to come to class every day unless you have: *** official school business which you have cleared with me ahead of time; *** a documented family emergency; *** a serious unexpected illness (please send me an e-mail or call the economics secretary at 629-0419 BEFORE class to indicate this).

You are expected to read the material BEFORE each class, and be prepared to discuss it. If I sense this is not happening, I will give unannounced quizzes, and factor these into your grade.

Grades will be based on two 100 point midterms and a 200 point final exam (all noncumulative).

In addition, you will be required to complete a position paper analyzing a contemporary public finance issue. This will be worth 50 points.

Final grades will be based these 450 possible points. I will discuss the grading scale further during class. I reserve the right to change these requirements with reasonable notice.

93-100%..... 4.0
89-92....... 3.7
85-88....... 3.3
80-84....... 3.0
75-79....... 2.7
70-74....... 2.3
65-69....... 2.0
60-64....... 1.7
55-59....... 1.3
50-54....... 1.0
< 50......... 0.0

Please feel free to check with me anytime concerning your performance in class, or any problems you are having.

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