Lecture 24: Government Redistribution Policy
author: Jonathan Gruber,
Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
recorded by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
published: Dec. 3, 2012, recorded: March 2011, views: 2373
released under terms of: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA)
recorded by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
published: Dec. 3, 2012, recorded: March 2011, views: 2373
released under terms of: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Related content
Report a problem or upload files
If you have found a problem with this lecture or would like to send us extra material, articles, exercises, etc., please use our ticket system to describe your request and upload the data.Enter your e-mail into the 'Cc' field, and we will keep you updated with your request's status.
Description
A key element of government policy that determines how much we can redistribute among households is the tax rate. The tax rate is used to raise revenues, which can then be used in government programs. What type of taxes we should use and how high tax rates should be are major questions that economics attempts to answer. This lecture provides an introduction to the economics of taxation.
Link this page
Would you like to put a link to this lecture on your homepage?Go ahead! Copy the HTML snippet !
Write your own review or comment: