Photograph of U.S. currency. (Image courtesy of Daniel Bersak.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Jonathan Gruber
MIT Course Number
14.41
As Taught In
Fall 2010
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
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 individuals and corporations.
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