Discipline ID
c25cc98e-a6d8-4735-9671-bdf8e98af8d9
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DESIGN OF TAX SYSTEMS
Country
Netherlands
Host Institution
Maastricht University - School of Business and Economics
Program(s)
Business and Economics, Maastricht
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
DESIGN OF TAX SYSTEMS
UCEAP Transcript Title
DESIGN TAX SYSTEMS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
In this course students apply acquired economic competencies to the design of tax systems. The course covers the main topics in the economics of taxation. The first aim is to provide a theoretical framework for thinking about tax policy. The course considers both efficiency and distributional considerations and discusses how they can be optimally balanced in designing a tax system. This theoretical framework is then applied to (1) the major types of taxes, i.e., the personal income tax, the corporation income tax, taxes on consumption and taxes on wealth, and (2) a variety of other issues in taxation, such as tax evasion and deficit finance.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
EBC2017
Host Institution Course Title
DESIGN OF TAX SYSTEMS
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Maastricht University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
School of Business & Economics
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INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: STATES AND MARKETS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
London School of Economics
Program(s)
Summer at London School of Economics
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
International Studies
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: STATES AND MARKETS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTL POLTICAL ECON
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.70
Course Description
This course introduces students to the study of the dynamic interaction between the pursuit of wealth and the pursuit of power in the global economy. The course presents the key concepts and theories of IPE, and how these can be used to understand pressing empirical and economic policy questions facing policymakers and citizens in the 21st century.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
IR209
Host Institution Course Title
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: STATES AND MARKETS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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Host Institution Faculty
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Host Institution Department
International Relations, Government and Society
Course Last Reviewed
2025-2026
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PUBLIC ECONOMICS
Country
Netherlands
Host Institution
Maastricht University – University College Maastricht
Program(s)
University College Maastricht
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
Public Economics (or Public Finance) deals with the formulation, execution and effects of government policy, or more generally with non-market mediated policies. This course provides basic knowledge of the functioning and the economic significance of the public sector with an emphasis on international aspects. Some of the topics to be dealt with in the course are: governmental decision-making on the national and international level, role and management of the state in times of globalization and transnational threats like global warming and international terrorism, important issues pertaining to government expenditure, taxation, and other activities (like public goods, international institutions, education, social security, health care), and mechanisms of political influence (elections and lobbying). These issues are analyzed from a normative –welfare economic– as well as from a positive –explanatory– perspective, with emphasis on the relevance and limitation of traditional economic theory.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SSC2052
Host Institution Course Title
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
University College Maastricht
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Social ScienceS
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LABOR ECONOMICS
Country
Singapore
Host Institution
National University of Singapore
Program(s)
National University of Singapore
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
114
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
LABOR ECONOMICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
LABOR ECONOMICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course employs the analytical tools of economics to provide a better understanding of the workings and outcomes of labor markets. It applies economic theory to analyze and predict the behavior of and relationship between labor market participants; to understand the causes of important labor market trends and developments; and to discuss and evaluate policies affecting labor services. Major topics covered include the theory of individual labor supply, labor demand, economics of education, training and migration, trade unions and collective bargaining, economics of personnel, pay determination, and productivity.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
EC3361
Host Institution Course Title
LABOR ECONOMICS I
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Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
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CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ECONOMY
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Keio University
Program(s)
Keio University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
137
UCEAP Course Suffix
C
UCEAP Official Title
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ECONOMY
UCEAP Transcript Title
JAPAN ECONOMY
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This course discusses Japanese economy from the 1970s to the present. Topics: progress of globalization of the economy, development of information technology, emergence of emerging countries such as BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), changes in international competition of industries, and structural change, like aging society, in Japanese society.
Language(s) of Instruction
Japanese
Host Institution Course Number
N/A
Host Institution Course Title
GENDAI NIHON KEIZAIRON B
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Mita Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
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MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS I
Country
Korea, South
Host Institution
Yonsei University
Program(s)
Yonsei University
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Mathematics
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
85
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS I
UCEAP Transcript Title
MATH FOR ECONOMICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This class provides mathematical foundations for other undergraduate courses in economics. This course reviews important mathematical concepts and methods (mostly calculus, linear algebra and optimization), and demonstrates their applications for solving economic problems (rather than lemmas, theorems and proofs). Textbooks: C. Simon and L. Blume, MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS; Alpha C. Chiang and Kevin Wainwright, FUNDAMENTAL METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECO1101
Host Institution Course Title
MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMICS I
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Host Institution Department
Economics
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INTERDISCIPLINARY GAME THEORY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University College London
Program(s)
University College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Mathematics
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
N
UCEAP Official Title
INTERDISCIPLINARY GAME THEORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
GAME THEORY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course is a bridge between the world of mathematics and science and the world of the humanities and the social and historical sciences. Students are exposed to game theory as a descriptive tool that is not bound by the topics of any single discipline. The most influential discoveries made in philosophy, politics, economics, finance, war studies, biology, psychology, law, and history are discussed.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BASC0017
Host Institution Course Title
INTERDISCIPLINARY GAME THEORY
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Host Institution Department
Arts and Sciences
Course Last Reviewed
2023-2024
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GAME THEORY: COOPERATION AND COMPETITION
Country
South Africa
Host Institution
University of Cape Town
Program(s)
University of Cape Town
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
110
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GAME THEORY: COOPERATION AND COMPETITION
UCEAP Transcript Title
GAME THEORY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This is an introductory course in game theory, the framework for analyzing strategic interaction. Game theory is the basic technology for understanding most phenomena in microeconomics and some phenomena in macroeconomics, along with many processes in political science, law, evolutionary biology, and the science of animal behavior. This course studies the basic structure of the theory.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECO2007S
Host Institution Course Title
COOPERATION AND COMPETITION
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
University of Cape Town
Host Institution Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economics
Course Last Reviewed
2022-2023
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
140
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECON DEVELOPMENT
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course concentrates on the application of micro- and macroeconomics to problems faced by developing countries. Topics include poverty, inequality, unemployment, population, and rural stagnation. Goals are to understand the major models of economic growth and apply them in historical and current contexts; to understand the development experiences of Asia, Africa, and South America; to learn how to measure inequality and poverty and understand the strengths and weaknesses of these measures; to understand how market failures common in developing countries (credit constraints) affect the behavior of microeconomic agents. Text: Debraj Ray, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; and various journal articles. Assessment: term paper (30%), final exam (30%), homework assignments (20%), class participation (10%), presentation (10%). Prerequisites are microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, and econometrics.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ECON2262
Host Institution Course Title
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Host Institution Department
Economics
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ECONOMIC HISTORY
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Carlos III University of Madrid
Program(s)
Carlos III University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMIC HISTORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECONOMIC HISTORY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
The class presents a historical analysis of economic events and changes. Topics include: modern economic growth; population and natural resources; markets and institutions; technological change and economic growth; the modern firm; globalization; the modern state and economic growth.
Language(s) of Instruction
Host Institution Course Number
13158,13640
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORIA ECONÓMICA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
GETAFE
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas
Host Institution Degree
Grado en Economía
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Ciencias Sociales
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025