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14.41 Public Finance and Public Policy

14.41 Public Finance and Public Policy (Fall 2024, MIT OCW). Instructor: Prof. Jonathan Gruber. This course explores the role of government in the economy, applying tools of basic microeconomics to answer important policy questions. Topics include the government response to global warming, school choice by K-12 students, Social Security versus private retirement savings accounts, government versus private health insurance, setting income tax rates for individuals and corporations.

The course aims to provide an understanding of the reasons for government intervention in the economy, the extent of that intervention, and the response of private agents to the government's actions. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Why Study Public Finance?


Lecture 01 - Why Study Public Finance?
Lecture 02 - Externalities in Theory
Lecture 03 - Externalities in Theory and Practice
Lecture 04 - Externalities in Practice II
Lecture 05 - Public Goods Theory, Optimality and Pricing
Lecture 06 - Cost/Benefit Analysis
Lecture 07 - Political Economy
Lecture 08 - Local Public Goods and Fiscal Federalism
Lecture 09 - Public Provision of Private Goods: Education
Lecture 10 - Social Insurance Theory
Lecture 11 - Social Security
Lecture 12 - Other Social Insurance Programs
Lecture 13 - Health Care I
Lecture 14 - Health Care II
Lecture 15 - Health Care III
Lecture 16 - Redistribution and Welfare Policy
Lecture 17 - Redistribution and Welfare, Taxation
Lecture 18 - Overview of Taxation and Tax Base, Tax Incidence
Lecture 19 - Tax Incidence and Tax Efficiency
Lecture 20 - Taxation and Labor Supply
Lecture 21 - Taxation and Savings
Lecture 22 - Wealth Taxation
Lecture 23 - Corporate Taxation
Lecture 24 - Corporate Taxation and Tax Reform

References
14.41 Public Finance and Public Policy (Fall 2024)
Instructor: Prof. Jonathan Gruber. Handouts. Problem Sets and Solutions. This course explores the role of government in the economy, applying tools of basic microeconomics to answer important policy questions.