Experimental Evidence on Altruism -- Public Economics II, 8/10

This series of online lectures provides an introduction to public economics. It is geared towards economics students with prior knowledge in microeconomics. This video provides evidence from lab experiments about people's contributions to public goods.
Articles mentioned in this lecture:
1) Weber, T.O., Weisel, O. & Gächter, S. Dispositional free riders do not free ride on punishment. Nat Commun 9, 2390 (2018). doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04...
2) Fehr, Ernst, and Simon Gächter. “Cooperation and Punishment in Public Goods Experiments.” The American Economic Review, vol. 90, no. 4, American Economic Association, 2000, pp. 980-94, www.jstor.org/stable/117319.
The course is based on the textbook Public Finance and Public Policy by Jonathan Gruber.
Course outline:
1 Tools of Public Economics
2 Public Goods
3 Externalities
4 Income Distribution and Welfare Programs
5 Taxation
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