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Lecture 01: Why Study Public Finance? (14.41)

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Lecture 02: Externalities in Theory (14.41)

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Lecture 03: Externalities in Theory & Practice (14.41)

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Lecture 04: Externalities in Practice II (14.41)

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Lecture 05: Public Goods Theory, Optimality, and Pricing (14.41)

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Lecture 06: Cost/Benefit Analysis (14.41)

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Lecture 07: Political Economy (14.41)

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Lecture 08: Local Public Goods and Fiscal Federalism (14.41)

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Lecture 09: Public Provision of Private Goods: Education (14.41)

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Lecture 10: Social Insurance Theory (14.41)

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Lecture 11: Social Security (14.41)

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Lecture 12: Other Social Insurance Programs (14.41)

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Lecture 13: Health Care I (14.41)

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Lecture 14: Health Care II (14.41)

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Lecture 15: Health Care III, Redistribution (14.41)

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Lecture 16: Redistribution and Welfare Policy (14.41)

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Lecture 17: Redistribution and Welfare, Taxation Overview (14.41)

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Lecture 18: Overview of Taxation and Tax Base, Tax Incidence (14.41)

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Lecture 19: Tax Incidence and Tax Efficiency (14.41)

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Lecture 20: Taxation and Labor Supply (14.41)

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Lecture 06: Cost/Benefit Analysis (14.41)

Jonathan GruberMIT

Professor

1:17:06·2026·undergraduate level

This lecture systematically introduces cost-benefit analysis as a tool for evaluating public projects and policies. It outlines the methodologies for quantifying project benefits and costs to inform governmental decision-making.

EconomicsCost-Benefit AnalysisPolicy EvaluationSocial Welfare FunctionDiscounting

MIT 14.41, Public Finance and Public Policy, Fall 2024

Instructor: Prof. Jonathan Gruber

View the complete course: https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/14-41-public-finance-and-public-policy-fall-2024/

YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62KS2YhlASvGBxxL8HgB11p

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Lecture 07: Political Economy (14.41)

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