Table of Contents
Study Materials
Readings
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The text for this course is:
Gruber, Jonathan. Public Finance and Public Policy. New York, NY: Worth Publishers, 2005. ISBN: 0716786559.| LEC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Why Study Public Finance? | Gruber, Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Externalities in Theory and Practice | Gruber, Chapters 5-6 |
| 3 | Public Goods in Theory and Practice: Basic Theory, Optimality and Pricing | Gruber, Chapter 7 |
| 4 | Public Goods in Theory and Practice: Cost/Benefit Analysis | Gruber, Chapter 8 |
| 5 | Public Goods in Theory and Practice: Political Economy | Gruber, Chapter 9 |
| 6 | Public Goods in Theory and Practice: Local Public Goods and Fiscal Federalism | Gruber, Chapter 10 |
| 7 | Public Goods in Theory and Practice: Public Provision of Private Goods: Education | Gruber, Chapter 11 |
| 8 | Social Insurance and Redistribution: Overview | Gruber, Chapter 12 |
| 9 | Social Insurance and Redistribution: Social Security | Gruber, Chapter 13 |
| 10 | Social Insurance and Redistribution: Unemployment Insurance, Disability Insurance and Workers' Compensation | Gruber, Chapter 14 |
| 11 | Social Insurance and Redistribution: Health Insurance | Gruber, Chapters 15-16 |
| 12 | Social Insurance and Redistribution: Redistribution and Welfare Policy | Gruber, Chapter 17 |
| 13 | The Institutions and Theory of Taxation | Gruber, Chapters 18-20 |
| 14 | Taxation and Individual Behavior: Taxation and Labor Supply | Gruber, Chapter 21 |
| 15 | Taxation and Individual Behavior: Taxation and Savings | Gruber, Chapter 22 |
| 16 | Taxation and Individual Behavior: Taxation, Risk Taking and Wealth | Gruber, Chapter 23 |
| 17 | Corporate Taxation | Gruber, Chapter 24 |
| 18 | Tax Reform | Gruber, Chapter 25 |