EC2450A Public Economics and Fiscal Policy I

Semester: Fall
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Year offered: 2019

The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays 1:30-2:45pm in Littauer 301. The first half is taught by Raj Chetty, the second half by Stefanie Stantcheva. The TA is Anthony Yu (ayu@g.harvard.edu). Lecture and Section notes are posted here and on Canvas.

Syllabus

The Tax and Transfer System
Optimal Income Taxation
Empirical Responses to Taxes
Taxable Income Elasticity
Taxation and Innovation
Social Preferences
Tax Enforcement
New Dynamic Public Finance
Capital Taxation