14.03 Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy
Instructor:
Professor David Autor
Catalog description:
Students master and apply economic theory, causal inference, and contemporary evidence to analyze policy challenges. These include the effect of minimum wages on employment, the value of healthcare, the power and limitations of free markets, the benefits and costs of international trade, the causes and remedies of externalities, the consequences of adverse selection in insurance markets, the impacts of labor market discrimination, and the application of machine learning to supplement to decision-making. Class attendance and participation are mandatory. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Fall 2025
Lecture Notes (note: not one-to-one with slides)
- Lecture 1
- Lecture 2
- Lecture 3
- Lecture 4
- Lecture 5
- Lecture 6
- Lecture 7
- Lecture 8a
- Lecture 8b
- Lecture 9
- Lecture 10
- Lecture 11
- Lecture 12
- Lecture 13
- Lecture 14
Lecture Slides
- Lecture 1
- Lecture 2-3
- Lecture 4
- Lecture 5
- Lecture 6
- Lecture 7-8
- Lecture 9
- Lecture 10
- Lecture 11
- Lecture 12
- Lecture 13
- Lecture 14
- Lecture 15
- Lecture 16
- Lecture 17
- Lecture 18
- Lecture 19
- Lecture 20
Recitation Notes
- Recitation 1
- Recitation 2
- Recitation 3
- Recitation 4
- Recitation 5
- Recitation 6
- Recitation 7
- Recitation 8
- Recitation 9
- Recitation 10
- Recitation 11
Other Resources
- 14.03 Fall 2016 OCW
Homework/Exams
[intentionally not shared]