14.471 Public Economics I, Fall 2003
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Author(s)
Poterba, James M.
Alternative Title
Public Economics I
Date Issued
December 2003
Abstract
Theory and evidence on government taxation policy. Topics include tax incidence; optimal tax theory; the effect of taxation on labor supply and savings; corrective taxes for externalities; taxation and corporate behavior; and tax expenditure policy. From the course home page: Course Description This course is a one-semester introduction to the economic analysis of taxation. It covers both theoretical contributions, such as the theory of optimal income and commodity taxation, as well as empirical work, such as the study of how taxes affect labor supply. The course is designed to acquaint students with key questions in the economics of taxation, and to equip them to carry out their own research in this field.
Subjects
wealth
financial policy
income
investment
asset
political economy
capital
public policy
evidence
government taxation policy
tax incidence
optimal tax theory
labor supply
savings
corrective taxes for externalities
corporate behavior
tax expenditure policy
economic analysis
theory of optimal income
commodity taxation
calculus-based microeconomic analysis
duality methods
household theory
firm theory
growth theory
Finance, Public
Taxation
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
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