Academic Year/course:
2017/18
417 - Degree in Economics
27436 - Budgeting and Public Expenditure
Syllabus Information
Academic Year:
2017/18
Subject:
27436 - Budgeting and Public Expenditure
Faculty / School:
109 - Facultad de Economía y Empresa
Degree:
417 - Degree in Economics
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
3 and 4
Semester:
Second semester
Subject Type:
Optional
Module:
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5.3. Syllabus
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Public budget
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Definition and classification of revenues and expenditures. The regulation of government budget
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The development process
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The realization phase and budget modifications
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Internal and external controls
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The current government Budget
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Budget balance and public debt
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Definition and parts. The debate about the budget stability
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The budget balance in Spain and its financing
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Public debts: issue and types
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Growth, incidence and redistributive effects of the public expenditure
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Why public expenditure grows?
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Efficiency definition and how to measure it
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Incidence and redistributive effects.
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The welfare state
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Social protection. Functions and financing
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Insurance markets. Necessarily public and obligatory
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Social security in Spain
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Benefits and types. The Pacto de Toledo
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Money benefits and social benefits
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Public pension system
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Temporary illness benefits
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Unemployment benefits
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Reliance benefits
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Health expenditure