Course Outline:

1. Introduction

a. Introduction

b. Microeconomic Foundations

2. Public Expenditures I & Political Economy

a. Public Goods

b. Externalities

c. Public Choice

Midterm Exam 1

3. Public Expenditures II

a. Income Redistribution

b. Expenditure Programs for the Poor

c. Social Security and Unemployment Insurance

d. Health Insurance and Healthcare

Midterm Exam 2

4. Taxation

a. Taxation and Income Redistribution

b. Taxation and Efficiency

c. Efficient and Equitable Taxation

d. Personal Taxation and Behavior

Final Exam