Public Economics: Designing Government Policy

Harvard HKS

This course analyzes what role the government plays and should play in a market economy, especially those policies that work through taxes and government spending. It covers topics such as tax and welfare policy, unemployment insurance, social security, environmental protection, and state and local policy. The course emphasizes recent empirical research on policy issues and will teach students how to conduct such studies.The first half of the course, taught by Professor Stantcheva, will cover…