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14.01SC Principles of Microeconomics

14.01SC Principles of Microeconomics (Fall 2011, MIT OCW). Instructor: Professor Jonathan Gruber. 14.01 Principles of Microeconomics is an introductory undergraduate course that teaches the fundamentals of microeconomics. This course introduces microeconomic concepts and analysis, supply and demand analysis, theories of the firm and individual behavior, competition and monopoly, and welfare economics. Students will also be introduced to the use of microeconomic applications to address problems in current economic policy throughout the semester. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Lecture 25 - U.S. Social Insurance Programs

The majority of government revenue earned is not spent on explicitly redistributive programs, such as those discussed in previous lectures about efficiency and equity. In fact, the majority of government revenue earned is devoted to social insurance. Social insurance is designed to insure individuals against risk in cases where the private market may not effectively provide such insurance. In this lecture, we will begin to learn about the role of social insurance.


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U.S. Social Insurance Programs
Session Activities: Readings; Lecture Videos. Check Yourself: Concept Quiz. Further Study: Other OCW and OER Content.

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Unit 1: Supply and Demand
Lecture 01 - Introduction to Microeconomics
Lecture 02 - Applying Supply and Demand
Lecture 03 - Elasticity
Unit 2: Consumer Theory
Lecture 04 - Preferences and Utility
Lecture 05 - Budget Constraints
Lecture 06 - Deriving Demand Curves
Lecture 07 - Applying Consumer Theory: Labor Supply
Unit 3: Producer Theory
Lecture 08 - Introduction to Producer Theory
Lecture 09 - Productivity and Costs
Lecture 10 - Competition I
Lecture 11 - Competition II
Unit 4: Welfare Economics
Lecture 12 - Competition III
Lecture 13 - Principles of Welfare Economics
Unit 5: Monopoly and Oligopoly
Lecture 14 - Monopoly I
Lecture 15 - Monopoly II
Lecture 16 - Oligopoly I
Lecture 17 - Oligopoly II
Unit 6: Topics in Intermediate Microeconomics
Lecture 18 - Factor Markets
Lecture 19 - International Trade
Lecture 20 - Uncertainty
Lecture 21 - Capital Supply and Markets I
Lecture 22 - Capital Supply and Markets II
Unit 7: Equity and Efficiency
Lecture 23 - Equity and Efficiency
Lecture 24 - Government Redistribution Policy
Lecture 25 - U.S. Social Insurance Programs
Lecture 26 - Healthcare Economics