Assessment Materials in Public-sector Economics and Public Choice Theory

Alan Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley

Syllabus, lecture handouts and problem sets from a course given in 2014. According to the syllabus, the course "will begin by covering core material and some recent applications on public choice and taxation and then move on to consider capital income taxation and its effects on the behavior of households".

Published or updated: 2014

Microeconomics for public policy

Marcos Vera-Hernandez, University College London

Archived page from a course taught in 2008. It contains 6 sets of lecture slides covering the demand and supply sides of partial equilibrium analysis, including effects of shifts in demand and supply, price elasticities of demand and supply, short- and long-run changes, efficiency and welfare analysis, impact of taxes and price controls, extension to international trade. Uses clear graphics and simple equations. Also includes a course syllabus, coursework assignments and a sample exam paper.

Published or updated: 2008

Public Economics II, Spring 2004

Jonathan Gruber, MIT

Problem sets and solutions from a Public Economics course taught in 2004. Released as part of MIT OpenCourseWare.

Published or updated: 2004

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