11.04.2014 Views

Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

Baily-Chetty model: Second Best Problem<br />

In second best, cannot eliminate moral hazard problem because effort<br />

is unobserved by govt.<br />

Problem: Agents only consider private marginal costs and benefits<br />

when choosing e<br />

Social marginal product of work is w private marginal product is w − b<br />

Agents therefore search too little from a social perspective, leading to<br />

effi ciency losses<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 6: Social Insurance 41 / 207

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!