ECON 6970

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 31, 2025 7:07PM EDT

ECON 6970
Empirical Public Finance and Taxation

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The principal objective of this course is to explore empirical evidence on the role of government intervention in the economy. The focus of the course will be on reading important papers and learning techniques that will allow you to produce original research in public economics and to analyze critically existing research in the field.


Prerequisites Ph.D. level microeconomic theory and econometrics training.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or graduate students.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2021SP, 2020SP, 2018SP, 2016SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 6970

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5251 ECON 6970   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Lovenheim, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person