PAM 6970 - [Empirical Public Finance and Taxation]

(crosslisted) ECON 6970

Spring. Not offered: 2021-2022. Next offered: 2022-2023. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: Ph.D. level microeconomic theory and econometrics training.

Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or graduate students.

M. Kapustin.

The principal objective of this course is to explore empirical evidence on the role of government intervention in the economy. The focus of the course will be on reading important papers and learning techniques that will allow you to produce original research in public economics and to analyze critically existing research in the field.