ECON 262F

Main Course

Topics in Labor Economics: Public Sector Microeconomics

Description

Lecture, three hours. Preparation: completion of first-year graduate microeconomics and econometrics courses. Coverage of topics related to tax incidence, deadweight loss, public expenditure, income taxation and transfer programs, with emphasis on impacts of such programs on labor supply and savings, social security, unemployment insurance, and other insurance programs. S/U or letter grading.