Design of Welfare Programs -- Public Economics IV, 9/10

This series of online lectures provides an introduction to public economics. It is geared towards economics students with prior knowledge in microeconomics. This video discusses several aspects of the design of welfare programs.
Trigger warning: none of these measures will fully capture what people consider "poverty."
The course is based on the textbook Public Finance and Public Policy by Jonathan Gruber.
Course outline:
1 Tools of Public Economics
2 Public Goods
3 Externalities
4 Income Distribution and Welfare Programs
5 Taxation
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