Economics of Social Expenditure (2024)

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• Economics of Social Expenditure (2024)

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  Professors David Cantarero Prieto Paloma Lanza León Javier Isaac Lera Torres Department of Economics

  The subject Economics of Social expenditure deals with topics of great interest and current events related to the state of well-being and spending in various areas such as education, health, housing, pensions, dependency, performance or minimum vital income; as well as the fundamentals that govern spending in these areas and the methodologies for the correct evaluation and control of spending in the different programs.

  
  

  Keywords Public expenditure, public policies, merit goods, health, education, housing, monetary benefits, social exclusion, discrimination, poverty.

• Course Details

   

   

  Course Information Course title: Economics of Social Expenditure Code: G2009 Department / Unit: Department of Economics Degree / Master’s: Degree in Economics Faculty: Faculty of Law and Economics ECTS credits: 6 Language of instruction: English Instructors: David Cantarero Prieto / Paloma Lanza León / Javier Isaac Lera Torres

    

    

    
  

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  THEMATIC SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL EXPENDITURE

  1.1 THE ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES
  The Economics of Public Expenditure. Explanatory theories of the growth of public expenditure. Evolution and characteristics of public expenditure. Developments issues of various items of public expenditure and social. The evaluation of public policies.
  
  

  THEMATIC SECTION 2: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE EXPENDITURE ON MERIT GOODS

  2.1 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MERIT GOODS: HEALTH
  The Welfare State. Distribution of public expenditure in health care: theory and practice
  
  2.2 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MERIT GOODS: EDUCATION
  The Welfare State. Distribution of public expenditure in education: theory and practice
  
  2.3 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MERIT GOODS: HOUSING
  The Welfare State. Distribution of public spending in housing: theory and practice
  
  

  THEMATIC SECTION 3: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE EXPENDITURE ON MONETARY BENEFITS

  3.1 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MONETARY BENEFITS: PENSIONS
  The Welfare State. Distribution of public spending in pensions: theory and practice
  
  3.2 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MONETARY BENEFITS: BENEFITS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY, SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND DISCRIMNATION
  The Welfare State. Distribution of public expenditure in unemployment benefits versus in programs for the fight against poverty, social exclusion and
  discrimination (minimum vital income): theory and practice.
  
  3.3 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MONETARY BENEFITS: DEPENDENCE
  The Welfare State. Distribution of public expenditure in dependency: theory and practice
  
  

  THEMATIC BLOCK 4: ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL EXPENDITURE

  4.1 EVALUATION COST-BENEFIT/COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND CONTROL LEGAL OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL EXPENDITURE
  Public expenditure and the efficiency and economy of welfare. Evaluation, Discount Rates and Rules of decision. Evaluation of efficiency and equity and institutionalization of public sector control and social expenditures.
  
  
  

• Readings

  

   

   

      Required reading list    

    

  • Cantarero, D., Blazquez, C., Pascual, M., Lanza, P, Lera, J. and Cotero, G. (2023): Exercises of Economics of Social expenditure. Santander: TGD.

    

       

      Suggested additional reading    

   
  

  • Le Grand, J. (2007): The Other Invisible hand: delivering public services through choice and competition. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
  • Rainey, H. (2009): Understanding and Managing Public Organizations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • OECD Health Statistics: http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/data/oecd-health-statistics_health-data-en

• Lecture Notes

  

  
  

  THEMATIC SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THE ECONOMICS OF SOCIAL EXPENDITURE

  • MC-F-001. 1.1 THE ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES

  
  
  

  THEMATIC SECTION 2: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE EXPENDITURE ON MERIT GOODS

  • MC-F-002. 2.1 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MERIT GOODS: HEALTH
  • MC-F-003. 2.2 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MERIT GOODS: EDUCATION
  • MC-F-004. 2.3 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MERIT GOODS: HOUSING

  
  
  

  THEMATIC SECTION 3: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE EXPENDITURE ON MONETARY BENEFITS

  • MC-F-005. 3.1 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MONETARY BENEFITS: PENSIONS
  • MC-F-006. 3.2 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MONETARY BENEFITS: BENEFITS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY, SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND DISCRIMNATION
  • MC-F-007. 3.3 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON MONETARY BENEFITS: DEPENDENCE

  
  

  
  THEMATIC BLOCK 4: ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL EXPENDITURE

  • MC-F-008. 4.1 EVALUATION COST-BENEFIT/COST-EFFECTIVENESS AND CONTROL LEGAL OF PUBLIC AND SOCIAL EXPENDITURE

  
  
  

• Exercises

   

    

  • EP-F-001. Exercises Topic 1.1 Introduction
    
  • EP-F-002. Exercises Topic 2.1 Health
    
  • EP-F-003. Exercises Topic 2.2 Education
    
  • EP-F-004. Exercises Topic 2.3  Housing
    
  • EP-F-005. Exercises Topic 3.1  Pensions
    
  • EP-F-006. Exercises Topic 3.2 Unemploymen, fight against poverty, social exclusion and discrimination
    
  • EP-F-007. Exercises Topic 3.3  Dependence
    
  • EP-F-008. Exercises Topic 4.1  Evaluation cost-benefit/cost-effectiveness and control legal of public and social expenditure
    

  
  

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• Syllabus

  

     

    

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• About the professors

  

  
  

  David Cantarero Prieto Department of Economics UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA Additional information

  
  

  Paloma Lanza León Department of Economics UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA Additional information

  
  

  Javier Isaac Lera Torres Department of Economics UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA Additional information