Why Study Public Finance?
53:19Externalities in Theory
1:17:13Externalities in Theory & Practice
1:14:02Externalities in Practice II
1:15:15Public Goods Theory, Optimality, and Pricing
1:18:55Cost/Benefit Analysis
1:17:06Political Economy
1:16:15Local Public Goods and Fiscal Federalism
1:20:58Public Provision of Private Goods: Education
1:14:08Social Insurance Theory
1:18:22Social Security
1:17:18Other Social Insurance Programs
1:17:07Health Care I
1:17:55Health Care II
1:19:17Health Care III, Redistribution
1:17:28Redistribution and Welfare Policy
1:17:34Redistribution and Welfare, Taxation Overview
1:16:19Overview of Taxation and Tax Base, Tax Incidence
1:18:16Tax Incidence and Tax Efficiency
1:18:24Taxation and Labor Supply
1:13:17Political Economy
This lecture examines the promises and pitfalls inherent in representative democracy, applying political economy frameworks to understand how collective decisions are made. It considers the interplay between economic incentives and political processes.
MIT 14.41, Public Finance and Public Policy, Fall 2024