Public Finance and Economic Policy
This course covers core issues in public finance and economic policy: allocative efficiency, primary causes of market failure, public good provision, externalities and asymmetric information. We discuss principles of taxation, pension systems, health insurance, public debt and collective decision making. I teach this course in the summer term (undergraduate program).
Money, Credit and Currency
This course covers core issues in monetary economics and macro economics: financial markets, macroeconomic expectations, inflation, monetary policies, international capital markets and exchange rates. I teach this course in the winter term (undergraduate program).