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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Baily-Chetty model<br />

Canonical analysis of optimal level of UI benefits: Baily (1978)<br />

Shows that the optimal benefit level can be expressed as a fn of a<br />

small set of parameters in a static model.<br />

Once viewed as being of limited practical relevance because of strong<br />

assumptions<br />

Chetty (2006) shows formula actually applies with arbitrary choice<br />

variables and constraints.<br />

Parameters identified by Baily are suffi cient statistics for welfare<br />

analysis ⇒ robust yet simple guide for optimal policy.<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 6: Social Insurance 36 / 207

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