Public Finance and Public Policy

Calendar

Lecture Topic	Key Dates
Lecture 1: Why Study Public Finance?
Recitation 1: Chapter 3
Lecture 2: Externalities in Theory
Lecture 3: Externalities in Theory and Practice
Recitation 2: Externality Theory	Problem set #1 assigned
Lecture 4: Externalities in Practice II
Lecture 5: Public Goods Theory, Optimality, and Pricing
Lecture 6: Cost/Benefit Analysis
Lecture 7: Political Economy
Recitation 3: Public Goods Theory Math	Problem set #1 due Problem set #2 assigned
Lecture 8: Local Public Good and Fiscal Federalism
Lecture 9: Public Provision of Private Goods: Education
Recitation 4: Deficits and Debts	Problem set #2 due Problem set #3 assigned
Lecture 10: Social Insurance Theory
Lecture 11: Social Security
Recitation 5: Social Insurance Mathematics and Examples
Lecture 12: Other Social Insurance Programs
Recitation 6: Midterm Review	Problem set #3 due
Lecture 13: Health Care I
Recitation 7: More Social Insurance	Problem set #4 assigned
Lecture 14: Health Care II
Lecture 15: Health Care III, Redistribution
Recitation 8: Health Care
Lecture 16: Redistribution and Welfare Policy
Lecture 17: Redistribution and Welfare, Taxation Overview
Recitation 9: Redistribution Mathematics	Problem set #4 due Problem set #5 assigned
Lecture 18: Overview of Taxation and Tax Base, Tax Incidence
Lecture 19: Tax Incidence and Tax Efficiency
Lecture 20: Taxation and Labor Supply
Recitation 10: Mathematics of Taxation	Problem set #5 due Problem set #6 assigned
Lecture 21: Taxation and Savings
Lecture 22: Wealth Taxation
Lecture 23: Corporate Taxation
Lecture 24: Corporate Taxation and Tax Reform	Problem set #6 due
Recitation 11: Final Review