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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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The central topic of this course is the theory of general equilibrium and its applications and extensions.
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- economics
- theory of general equilibrium
- existence of equilibrium
- optimality of equilibrium
- arrow's impossibility theorem
- externalities
- public goods
- intertemporal competitive equilibrium
- insurance
- incomplete markets
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Explores the role of government in the economy, applying tools of basic microeconomics to answer important policy questions such as government response to global warming, school choice by K-12 students, Social Security versus private retirement savings accounts, government versus private health insurance, setting income tax rates for indivi
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- economics
- social security
- insurance
- taxation
- welfare
- public education
- economics of public goods
- corporate taxation
- taxation and savings
- tax reform
- redistribution
- fiscal federalism
- political economy
- externalities
- health insurance
- disability insurance
- workers compensation
- public finance
- public policy
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The aim of this course is to acquaint students with traditional topics in labor economics and to encourage the development of independent research interests. This course is taught in two parts: Fall term and then in the subsequent Fall term.
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- economics
- economics
- labor
- market
- statistics
- theory
- neoclassical
- supply
- model
- life-cycle
- demand
- wages
- immigration
- human capital
- econometrics
- liquidity
- constraints
- mobility
- incentives
- organization
- moral hazard
- insurance
- investments
- efficiency
- unemployment
- search
- jobs
- training
- capital
- firm
- technology
- skills
- risk
- signaling
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The aim of this course is to acquaint students with traditional topics in labor economics and to encourage the development of independent research interests. We will cover a systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics include wage and employment determination, turnover, search, immigration,
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- economics
- labor economics
- public policy
- immigration
- human capital
- econometrics
- minimum wage
- public education
- job training
- labor
- unions
- neoclassical model
- life-cycle
- insurance
- unemployment
- signaling
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