Topic outline

  • Economics of Social Expenditure (2024)

           
     

     

     

    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

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    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

      

      

      

        Course structure    

      

    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

    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.

      

         

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  • 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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  • About the professors

    About the Professor


    David

    David Cantarero Prieto

    Department of Economics

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
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    Paloma

    Paloma Lanza León

    Department of Economics

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
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    Javier             

    Javier Isaac Lera Torres

    Department of Economics

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA
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