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Public Economics, Second Mini, Fall 2021

 

Mon and Thurs, 9.00-10.30am

 

Class 1, Thurs Oct 28:

Introduction

 

Class 2, Mon Nov 1:

Notes on Mirrlees Taxation

Slides

Hitoshi and Tsujiyama Grid Points paper

 

Class 3, Thurs Nov 4:

Hitoshi and Tsujiyama JPE paper and slides

Hall and Sargent paper

 

Class 4, Mon Nov 8:

Notes on dynamic Mirrlees taxation (by Job Boerma)

 

Class 5, Thurs Nov 11:

Dynamic taxation continued, Farhi and Werning paper

 

Class 6, Mon Nov 15:

Health risk and disability insurance: Hosseini, Kopecky and Zhao paper  slides

 

Class 7, Thurs Nov 18

The market for college: Cai and Heathcote paper slides

 

Class 8, Mon Nov 22

Child-related transfers: Guner, Kaygusuz and Ventura paper  slides

 

Class 9, Mon Nov 29

Heathcote, Storesletten and Violante notes on the model tricks

 

Class 10, Thurs Dec 2

HSV continued AER paper QJE paper QJE slides 

 

Class 11, Mon Dec 6

Time consistent fiscal policy: Klein, Krusell and Rios-Rull and my notes