RC1. Understand and be able to apply and develop the basic theoretical principles of public economics.
RC10. Be able to search for data sources and use statistical and econometric methods to analyse them.
RC11. Understand the Basque public sector and be able to analyse it and design appropriate policies to achieve specific objectives.
RC12. Learn and evaluate the economic role of the European Union and its main policies.
RC13. Understand the main macroeconomic relationships and the implications of stabilisation and monetary policy.
RC14. Identify the importance of innovation and competitiveness for growth and know how to design policies to stimulate them.
RC2. Apply theoretical and empirical analysis techniques correctly.
RC3. Evaluate economic policy decisions, their costs and their appropriateness to the established policy objectives. Measure the efficiency of public management and implement mechanisms to improve it.
RC4. Ability to learn and research independently.
RC5. Develop and evaluate projects and technical reports on economic policy and public economics based on rigorous economic analysis.
RC6. Understand and analyse the allocative and distributive implications of public interventions, as well as the limits to such interventions.
RC7. Understand, analyse and evaluate the organisation, competences and functioning of the public sector at all institutional levels (European Union, central, regional and local). Understand models of decentralisation and their application in practice.
RC8. Understand decision-making processes in the public sector and the behaviour of the agents involved.
RC9. Evaluate spending programmes, their achievement of objectives, and their alternative designs. Analyse tax design, incidence and effects on incentives, economic growth, welfare, and income distribution.
RCO1. Students deepen their knowledge of the causes that motivate public intervention (efficiency and equity) and of the policies and measures that characterise public intervention, both in terms of the design of tax systems and the main policies and items of public expenditure.
RCO10. Increasing productivity and creating jobs are key to fighting poverty and ensuring the future sustainability of pension systems. Students learn that improving competitiveness is the strategy to follow to achieve these goals, and they study how industrial and innovation policies influence competitiveness.
RCO11. Students acquire the knowledge necessary to design what is understood in OECD countries as 'sound public governance'.
RCO2. Students acquire the knowledge necessary to understand the nature of the conflict between efficiency and equity.
RCO3. Students acquire the knowledge necessary to understand how variables, such as pressure groups, political regimes, electoral systems and citizens' perceptions of justice, influence the size of the public sector.
RCO4. Students learn how issues of macroeconomic stability are addressed through fiscal and monetary policy.
RCO5. European integration imposes (micro and macroeconomic) restrictions on member countries, which require detailed knowledge because they limit other government activities. Students acquire the knowledge necessary to understand these restrictions.
RCO6. Students deepen the study of the economic effects (on economic growth, resource allocation or aggregate supply) of different taxes (direct taxes on income and capital, indirect taxes and social security contributions) and of the main items or policies of public expenditure.
RCO7. Students acquire a detailed knowledge of international tax relations. Particular emphasis is placed on the study of tax harmonisation, the elimination of double taxation and international tax cooperation.
RCO8. Fiscal federalism is another area in which students acquire specific knowledge in tax matters. The study of decentralized tax systems design is explored in depth, from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Students also acquire detailed knowledge of the Basque Public Sector as a unique example of fiscal decentralisation.
RCO9. Students acquire a detailed knowledge of public expenditure items related to the welfare state, including expenditure on goods and services and income transfers implemented through various programmes (pensions, unemployment benefits, social integration benefits, etc.) aimed at changing the distribution of income and wealth and fighting poverty.
RHE1. Manage information and communication technologies in their work.
RHE10. Ability to act responsibly in the face of social, environmental and economic challenges at local, national and global levels, and in relation to the fundamental democratic values of contemporary society.
RHE11. Ability to generate, transform and implement an idea, process or attitude to respond satisfactorily to different needs.
RHE2. Plan tasks, organise resources and manage time efficiently in an autonomous and self-regulated way.
RHE3. Identify and solve specific problems using analytical and synthetic skills.
RHE4. Ability to communicate accurately and fluently, both orally and in writing, in Spanish and other languages.
RHE5. Ability to develop and manage projects.
RHE6. Ability to search for, analyse, process and synthesise information (quantitative and qualitative).
RHE7. Ability to prepare and analyse projects and technical reports.
RHE8. Ability to participate in teamwork.
RHE9. Ability to develop critical thinking.
RHT1. Understand the role of the public sector in the economy, analyse the factors (social, economic and political) that influence the design of public policies and evaluate the impact of these policies.
RHT10. Understand how decentralisation processes affect the behaviour of the public sector in terms of both public expenditure and revenue.
RHT11. Understand how public policies can contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, paying particular attention to the goals of zero poverty, good health and well-being, quality education, gender equality, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure, reducing inequalities, climate action, and peace, justice and strong institutions.
RHT2. Understand and use statistical and econometric tools that can be applied to the analysis and evaluation of public policies.
RHT3. Be familiar with the process of European political and economic integration. Understand how the distribution of competences between the European Union and Member States affects the design and implementation of public policies.
RHT4. Understand the theoretical foundations of macroeconomic policy strategies and the micro- and macroeconomic effects of fiscal and monetary policy measures.
RHT5. Know and understand how tax systems work, especially the Spanish and Basque systems.
RHT6. Understand the impact of institutions on economic activity.
RHT7. Know the elements related to aggregate supply and the institutional environment that influence economic activity. Understand the supply and competitiveness policies that can affect long-term economic growth.
RHT8. Understand how public pension systems work and the elements that ensure their sustainability.
RHT9. Understand the factors that determine levels of poverty and inequality in the distribution of income and wealth. Understand the policies that can reduce poverty and inequality.
