Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 14.472 (Spring 2004) 
• Course Title:
• Public Economics II 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Economics 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Peter Diamond
  Prof. Jonathan Gruber
   
• Course Introduction:
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  14.472 Public Economics II
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2004

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features a very extensive list of readings, as well as lecture notes and assignments with solutions.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course covers theory and evidence on government expenditure policy-- topics include: The theory of public goods; Education; State and local public goods; Political economy; Redistribution and welfare policy; Social insurance programs such as social security and unemployment insurance; and Health care policy.