Fall 2026

Theory of Public Finance and Fiscal Policy

ECON 741 covers the theory of public finance and fiscal policy, focusing on government functions, welfare criteria, public goods, and cost-benefit analysis.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Fernanda Rojas Ampuero Naoki Aizawa

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

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ECON 741

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

NAOKI AIZAWA is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
LEC 001	Classroom Instruction	16 / 25	0

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

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Topics

Government functions in a mixed economy
Welfare criteria for expenditures and taxation
Nature of public goods
Government redistribution activities
Program budgeting
Theoretical issues in cost-benefit analysis

Skills

Theoretical development of government functions in a mixed economy
Applying welfare criteria to government expenditures and taxation
Analyzing public goods and government redistribution
Program budgeting and cost-benefit analysis

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ECON 741 · Fall 2026

Theory of Public Finance and Fiscal Policy

Recorded 2026-09-07

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