Ec 1410: Public Economics: Designing Government Policy

Semester: 

Spring

Offered: 

2010

This course analyzes what role the government should play in a market economy. It covers topics such as tax and welfare policy, unemployment insurance, environmental protection, education policy, social security, and the implications of behavioral economics for public policy. The course emphasizes recent empirical and theoretical research on policy issues and will teach students how to conduct such studies.

Prerequisite: Economics 1010a or 1011a or permission of instructor.