Lectures (Video)
- 1. Introduction to Microeconomics
- 2. Applying Supply and Demand
- 3. Elasticity
- 4. Preferences and Utility
- 5. Budget Constraints
- 6. Deriving Demand Curves
- 7. Applying Consumer Theory: Labor Supply
- 8. Introduction to Producer Theory
- 9. Production Theory
- 10. Competition I
- 11. Competition II
- 12. Competition III
- 13. Welfare Economics
- 14. Monopoly I
- 15. Monopoly II
- 16. Oligopoly I
- 17. Oligopoly II
- 18. Factor Markets
- 19. International Trade
- 20. Welfare Economics
- 21. Capital Supply and Markets I
- 22. Capital Supply and Markets II
- 23. Equity and Efficiency
- 24. Government Redistribution Policy
- 25. U.S. Social Insurance Programs
- 26. Healthcare Economics
Principles of Microeconomics - Lecture 25
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Lecture 25 - U.S. Social Insurance Programs
The majority of government revenue earned is not spent on explicitly redistributive programs, such as those discussed in previous lectures about efficiency and equity. In fact, the majority of government revenue earned is devoted to social insurance. Social insurance is designed to insure individuals against risk in cases where the private market may not effectively provide such insurance. In this lecture, we will begin to learn about the role of social insurance.
Prof. Jonathan Gruber
14.01 Principles of Microeconomics (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare) http://ocw.mit.edu Date accessed: 2012-03-01 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA |
