Public Economics and Finance (NYU (New York University) Open Education). This consists of 13 video lectures given by Professor Nirupama Rao.

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This course includes
Hours of videos

361 years

Units & Quizzes

13

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Public finance (also known as public economics) analyzes the impact of public policy on the allocation of resources and the distribution of income in the economy. In this course, you will learn how to use the tools of microeconomics and empirical analysis to analyze the economic effects of public expenditures and taxation. This course requires a working knowledge of certain prerequisite courses, namely Statistics, Microeconomics, and Financial Management.

Course Currilcum

  • Lecture 01 – Intro to Public Finance Unlimited
  • Lecture 02 – Intro to Taxation Unlimited
  • Lecture 03 – Tax Incidence Unlimited
  • Lecture 04 – Tax Inefficiencies, Taxes on Labor Supply Unlimited
  • Lecture 05 – Taxes on Savings, Capital Gains and Transfers Unlimited
  • Lecture 06 – Corporate Taxations Unlimited
  • Lecture 07 – Tax Reform Unlimited
  • Lecture 08 – Government Budgets Unlimited
  • Lecture 09 – Market Failures and Insurance Unlimited
  • Lecture 10 – Social Insurance Programs Unlimited
  • Lecture 11 – Health Insurance Unlimited
  • Lecture 12 – Social Insurance Programs Continued and Welfare Programs Unlimited
  • Lecture 13 – Fiscal Federalism and Local Public Finance Unlimited