Public Economics (MSc)
This is an advanced master's class I have been teaching at the University of Bonn.
I would be very thankful if you let me know of any typos, mistakes, or if you have any suggestions on how to improve the notes! Just shoot me an email!
Syllabus
Teaching evaluations:
Lectures:
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Lecture 1: Introduction
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Lecture 2: Baseline General Equilibrium Model
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Lecture 3: Distortionary commodity taxation
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Lecture 4: Inequality in the data
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Lecture 5: Optimal linear taxation
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Lecture 6: Equity-efficiency trade-off
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Lecture 7: Optimal non-linear taxation
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Lecture 8: Political economy
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Lecture 9: Social security
Problem sets (email me for solutions):
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PS1: Social Planner's problem and Competitive equilibrium
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PS2: Distortionary commodity taxation
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PS3: Inequality in the SCF
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PS4: Redistributive effects of taxes and transfers in the PSID
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PS5: Estimating labor supply elasticities of married couples using CPS
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(Old PS5: Redistributive effects of taxes and transfers in the PSID with TAXSIM)
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PS6: Optimal linear taxation
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PS7: Equity-efficiency trade-off
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PS8: Optimal non-linear taxation
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PS9: Political economy