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14.41 Public Finance and Public Policy

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(Subject meets with 14.410)
Prereq: 14.01
Units: 4-0-8
Lecture: MW10.30-12 (E51-149) Recitation: F12 (E52-164) +final

Explores the role of government in the economy, applying tools of basic microeconomics to answer important policy questions such as government response to global warming, school choice by K-12 students, Social Security versus private retirement savings accounts, government versus private health insurance, setting income tax rates for individuals and corporations. Students taking the graduate version complete additional assignments.
N. Hendren
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