rev. 5/24/2010
This calendar indicates which chapters from the text are planned to be discussed at each lecture.  This will guide you as to where you should be in your reading.  It is subject to change.

Selected lectures will make use of lecture handouts.  Please print them out and bring them to class on the indicated dates.
 

 
Tuesday Lecture
Thursday Lecture
sections
 week
1
March 30 (Lect #1)
0. OVERVIEW
April 1 (Lect #2)
1. INCIDENCE (Chapter 14)
     A.  The Concept 
     B.  Partial Equilib 
             competition
no sections
week
2
April 6 (Lect #3) (handout)
             monopoly
   C.  General Equilib
             background 
             short-run
             review of thy of firm
             sector shifting
April 8 (Lect #4)
             assumptions of the model
             overview of results
theory of the firm
week
3
April 13 (Lect #5)
             output effect
             factor sub effect
April 15 (Lect #6)
    (continued)
     D.  Progressiveness 
PS #1
week
4
April 20 (Lect #7) (handout)
2. EFFICIENCY (Chapter 15)
     A.  The Concept
     B.  w/Indiff Curves
April 22 (Lect #8)
     C.  w/Demand Curves
3. OPTIMAL TAX (Chapter 16)
     A.  Motivation 
PS #2
week
5
April 27 (Lect #9)
     B.  Opt Commod Tax
April 29 (Lect #10)
   C.  Opt Income Tax
PS #3
week
6
May 4 (Lect #11)
4. INDIV INC TAX (Chapter 17)
     A.  Comp Inc Tax
May 6
Midterm
(Chapters 14-16)
PS #4
and review
week
7
May 11 (Lect #12) (handout)
     B.  U.S. Tax Structure
     C.  Tax Topics
May 13 (Lect #13)
    (continued)
review of
midterm and
lecture
week
8
May 18 (Lect #14) (handout)
    (continued)
May 20 (Lect #15) (handout)
    (continued)
5. TAX AND BEHAVIOR (Chapter 18)
     A.  Labor Supply
PS #5
week
9
May 25 (Lect #16) (handout)
     B.  Saving
6. CORP INC TAX (Chapter 19)--will not be covered.
7. CONSUMPTION TAX (Chapter 21)
May 27 (Lect #17)
8. ESTATE AND GIFT TAX (Chapter 21)
PS #6
PS #7 will
not covered
week
10
June 1 (Lect #18) t.e.
9. PROPERTY TAX (Chapter 22)
June 3 (Lect #19)
    (continued)
10. TAX REFORM
PS #8

The Final Exam on Thursday, June 10 from 6:00-8:00 pm is comprehensive.