First Day Handout.

Definitions you might find useful.

Online Lectures.

Office Hours

Krishna: always 13:00-14:00 in WMC 4655. Dates fluctuate: Thu 20 Sep, Fri 28 Sep, Friday 05 Oct, Fri 12 Oct, Thu 18 Oct, Thu 25 Oct, Thu 01 Nov, Thu 08 Nov, No OH week of 12 Nov, Thu 22 Nov, Thu 29 Nov, plus special OH for final exam: Mon 3 Dec noon-2pm

Emmanuel: OH time: Thursday 1000-1100; location: WMC 3607; tutorials: Wednesdays 830, 1030, 330, 430

Eric: OH time: Thursday 1230-120; location: WMC 1657; tutorials: Tuesday 330, 430, Thursday 330, 430>

Textbooks

1. Harford, Tim, 2007 (2nd ed), The Undercover Economist, Oxford University Press, available in SFU Bookstore, $21.

2. Krugman, Paul, 2009, Conscience of a Liberal, Norton, available in SFU Bookstore, $20.

3. Wolf, Charles, 1986, Markets or Governments: Choosing Between Imperfect Alternatives, free on-line at RAND, or, for money on MIT Press.

Size and Scope of Government

Lecture 07 Sep and 14 Sep: Size and Scope.

Canadian Personal Tax Rates 2012.

Social Spending, 1880 to 1930, selected countries, from Peter Lindert, Growing Public.

Social Spending, 1960 to 1995, selected countries, from Peter Lindert, Growing Public.

Federal Government, Revenues 2005-2009.

Federal Government, Spending and Deficit 2005-2009.

Provincial and Territorial Governments, Revenues 2005-2009.

Provincial and Territorial Governments, Spending and Deficit 2005-2009.

All Governments, Transfers to Persons 2005-2009.

CPP Annual Report 2011.

Federal Government, Debt 2005-2008.

Federal Dept of Finance blurb on Taxation.

OECD Stats on Debt. or, in PDF.

BC Provincial Debt Summary.

Federal and Provincial Deficit and Debt, Toronto Dominion Bank.

Canadian Federal Debt

BC Budget 2012

Federal Budget 2012 and Fiscal Outlook 2012

Lecture 14 Sep: Deficit and Debt.

Efficiency, Prices, Markets

Lecture 14 Sep and 21 Sep: Efficiency and Markets.

Lecture 28 Sep .

America's Climate Choices, National Academy of Science 2011

Climate Change Solutions, Scientific American, 2007

Information and Insurance

Lecture 05 and 12 Oct .

The Midterm: 19 Oct in-class 2 hours

2012 More Study Questions coming soon.

2011 More Study Questions.

2011 Midterm.

2011 Midterm Answers.

2012 More Study Questions.

Midterm 2012 with suggested responses.

Reading for 26 Oct and 2 Nov and 9 Nov: Krugman ch1-7 and below

Lecture Notes on Redistribution.

Required:

Top Income Shares in Canada, Mike Veall, McMaster University. See especially pgs 9 and 13

A Quarter Century of Inequality by Lars Osberg.

Saez and Veall, the Evolution of High Incomes in North America: Evidence from Canada.

Canadian Inequality: Recent Developments and Policy Options, Nicole Fortin, David Green, Thomas Lemieux and Craig Riddell.

Supplemental:

The Case for a Progressive Tax.

Football (Soccer) Players will move for tax reasons.

The Elasticity of Taxable Income with Respect to Marginal Tax Rates: A Critical Review.

The World Top Incomes Database, see especially the 'graphics' tab.

A Graphic from the Top Incomes Database.

A Nice World Bank powerpoint on inequality measurement.

Stiglitz on Inequality, Op-Ed in NYT 28 Oct 2012.

Klein on CO2, Op-Ed in NYT 28 Oct 2012.

Luxembourg Income Study working paper on Inequality in 20 Countries.

How Do We Measure Poverty---Calculation of Low Income Cut-offs.

Low Income Cut-Offs 1992-2010.

Low Income Rates 2005-2009.

How Do We Count Employment and Unemployment?.

Employment and Unemployment, Canada, 2007-2012.

Political Economy and Government Failure

Lecture Notes on Political Economy.

Lecture Notes on Government Failure.

Homelessness

Jennifer Hales' Powerpoint Presentation.

Here is the poem that Danse read in the movie.

Lecture Notes on Health Care and Health Insurance

Final Exam

Date and Location: 8-Dec, 8:30-11:30, WMC3520

Final Exam Study Questions.

Final Exam 2011.

Suggested Responses, Final Exam 2011.