ECON 4260

Public Finance: The Microeconomics of Government

Cornell University · UGRD · Fall 2026

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Analyzes the role of government in a free market economy. Topics include public goods, market failures, allocation mechanisms, optimal taxation, effects of taxation, and benefit-cost analysis. Current topics of an applied nature vary from semester to semester.

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Class #cornell_2-ECON4260Fall 2026UGRD3 credits
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