SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
PPA 735/ ECN 635
State and Local Government Finance
Professor Yinger
Spring 2012
| Professor Yinger |
| 451 Eggers Hall |
| Phone: (315) 443-9062 |
| Email: jyinger@maxwell.syr.edu |
| http://faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/jyinger |
| Class Location: | Maxwell 108 |
| Class Time: | 12:45 – 2:05 |
| Office Hours: | 11:00 – 12:00 MW or by appointment |
Please contact Mrs. Santy to make an appointment with the professor.
| Mary Santy |
| 426 Eggers Hall |
| Phone: (315) 443-3115 |
| Email: mjsanty@maxwell.syr.edu |
Course Overview and Requirements
Class Conference Presentations
Syllabus
Syllabus
Assignments
Lecture Notes
(To
be posted before each class)
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Lecture 1 - Introduction and Overview
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Lecture 2 - The Demand for Local Public Services
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Lecture 3 - Voting
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Lecture 4 - Public Sector Costs: Concepts
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Lecture 5 - Public Sector Costs: Policy
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Lecture 6 - State and Local Revenue: Overview
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Lecture 7 - Property Tax Capitalization
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Lecture 8 - Property Tax Incidence
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Lecture 9 - State and Local Sales and Income Taxes
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Lecture 10 - Revenue from Government Monopoly
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Lecture 11 - (User Fees (=Public Prices)
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Lecture 12 - State and Local Public Infrastructure
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Lecture 13 - Bond Markets
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Lecture 14 - Issuing Bonds
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Lecture 15 - Economic Development Concepts
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Lecture 16 - Economic Development Policy
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Lecture 17 - Introduction to Intergovernmental Relations
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Lecture 18 - State Education Aid Formulas
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Lecture 19 - State Policies Related to Education Aid
Student Papers