ECON 309: Economic Problems and Public Policies Syllabus
Syllabus
Lecture Outlines
- COMPLETE SEMESTER
- Week 1: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Risk, and the Value of Life
- Week 2: Covid Policy Versus Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Week 3: The Theory of Market Failure versus the Practice of Government
- Week 4: Universal Programs
- Week 5: Means-Tested Programs
- Weeks 6-7: Labor Market Regulation
- Weeks 8-9: Education, Human Capital, and Signaling
- Weeks 10-12: Immigration Restrictions
- Week 13: Housing Regulation
- Week 14: Energy and Environmental Policy
Homeworks
Model Homework Answers
Past Exams