EE 442 Public Finance: Revenue t
Syllabus 2013
Syllabus 2016
Syllabus 2018
Articles, Links, Reading Lists
Weeks 1 & 2
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Positive Analysis
Chapter 3: Normative Analyis
Weeks 3 & 4
Joint production of a Public - Private Good
Chapter 4: Public Goods
Chapter 5: Externalities
Weeks 5, 6 & 7
Optimal Tax Systems
Social Security (chapter 11) N/A
The theory of the Club
Education (Chapter 7)
Bryan Caplan on the Case Against Education (econtalk podcasts 12 Feb 2018)
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2018/02/bryan_caplan_on_1.html
Study Guide for the Midterm (posted 11 march 2018)
Midterm Results EE 442 Updated 10:15 A.M. March 28
Chapter 12: Income Distribution
Chapter 13: Expenditures on the Poor
The Harberger Tax Model (chapter 14)
Siegnorage (forthcoming)
Rent Seeking (from chapter 6 - but heavily modified)
The Growth of Government
Taxing Work
Study Guide for Final Exam (placeholder, revised version forthcoming)
Chapter 14: Tax Burdens
Corporate Taxes
Last Modified: 7 Feb 2018
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