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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Individual Failures<br />

Recent addition to the list of potential failures that motivate<br />

government intervention: people are not fully rational<br />

Government intervention (e.g. by forcing saving via social security)<br />

may be desirable<br />

This is an “individual” failure rather than a traditional market failure<br />

Conceptual challenge: how to avoid paternalism critique<br />

Why does govt. know better what’s desirable for you (e.g. wearing a<br />

seatbelt, not smoking, saving more)<br />

Diffi cult but central issues to policy design<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 1: <strong>Introduction</strong> 23 / 28

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