Public Finance

Economics 130

Professor Stuart, Fall 2009

 

 

            Office: North Hall 2046.  Hours: TR 10:00-11:00.  Text:  Rosen and Gayer, Public Finance.  Grading:  There will be a midterm covering chapters 1-5, 9, and 10 for 30% of the grade and a final covering chapters 7-21 for 70% of the grade.  Each exam will consist of three or four short-answer questions.

 

            Sept.    24        Health Programs (chapters 9, 10)

 

                        29        Size of the Public Sector (chapters 1-3)

            Oct.     1          ”

 

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                        13        Public Goods (chapter 4)

                        15        ”

 

20        Externalities (chapter 5)

            22        Public Choice (chapter 6)

 

27        Income Redistribution (chapters 12, 13)

            29        MIDTERM

 

            Nov.    3          Income Redistribution

                        5          Social Security (chapters 11)

 

            10        ”

12        Tax Incidence (chapter 14)

 

            17        ”

            19        Tax Efficiency (chapter 15)

 

24        Optimal Taxes (chapter 16)

26        Thanksgiving

 

Dec.     1          Personal Income Taxes (chapters 17, 18)

            3          Deficit Finance and Other Taxes (chapters 19-21)        

 

8          FINAL, Tuesday 12:00-3:00 pm