14.41 - Public Economics
Professor: Jon Gruber
Office hours: Monday 2:30-4, Wednesday 2:30-4, and by appointment
TA: Chris Smith, Jim
Berry
Office
hours:
Chris - Tuesday 4-5:30, E52-398
Jim - Thursday 3:30-5, E52-398
Class: Mondays and
Wednesdays 1-2:30 in E51-145
Recitation: Fridays 11-12
in E51-063, and 1-2 in E51-085
Announcements:
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The final exam is Wednesday, December 21st from 1:30-4:30 in Walker.
The first conflict exam will be offered on Friday, December 16th
from 1:30-4:30 in a room TBA.
The second conflict exam will be offered on Tuesday, December 20th
from 1:30-4:30 in a room TBA.
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Regular office hours will be held by Chris on Tuesday, December 13th
from 4-5:30 in E52-398, and by Jim on Thursday, December 15th from 3:30-5 in E52-398.
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A questions and answer session will be held on Monday, December 19th
at 5 PM in a room TBA.
Consider this extended office hours – we will be around to answer
whatever questions people have. Bring
your questions – if there are no questions, there will be no
answers…
Class Material
Syllabus 2005
2004 Midterm - Solutions
2005 Midterm - Solutions
Handouts (.pdf)
Wednesday,
September 7th - Chapter 1
Monday,
September 12th - Chapter 5
Wednesday,
September 14th - Chapter 6
Wednesday,
September 21st - Chapter 7
Monday,
September 26th - Chapter 8
Wednesday,
September 28th - Chapter 9
Monday,
October 3rd - Chapter 10
Wednesday,
October 5th - Chapter 11
Monday,
October 17th - Chapter 12
Wednesday,
October 19th - Chapter 13
Monday, October 24th
– Chapter 14
Wednesday, October 26th
– Chapter 15
Wednesday, November 2nd
– Chapter 16
Monday,
November 7th – Chapter 17
Wednesday,
November 9th – Chapter 18
Monday,
November 14th – Chapter 19
Wednesday,
November 16th – Chapter 20
Monday,
November 28th – Chapter 21
Wednesday,
November 30th – Chapter 22
Monday,
December 5th – Chapter 23
Wednesday, December 7th
– Chapter 24
Monday, December 12th
– Chapter 25
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Problem Sets
Problem set #1 - Solutions
Problem set #2 - Solutions
Problem set #3 - Solutions
Problem set #4 – Solutions
Problem set #5 - Solutions
Section Material
Social Security Details (October 21st)
Social Insurance
Review (November 4th)
Optimal Taxation Review
and Estimates of Labor Supply Elasticities (December 2nd)
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Page Updated 10.20.2005
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