The course covers various topics relating to social insurance and urban economics. The first half of the course covers the rationale for government interventions into private insurance markets, adverse selection, social insurance design and the intersection between social insurance and intra-family insurance. The second half of the course covers topics in urban economics, such as spatial equilibrium, placed-based policies, and housing policy.
4 units · GSB Student Option LTR/PF
The course covers various topics relating to social insurance and urban economics. The first half of the course covers the rationale for government interventions into private insurance markets, adverse selection, social insurance design and the intersection between social insurance and intra-family insurance. The second half of the course covers topics in urban economics, such as spatial equilibrium, placed-based policies, and housing policy.
Offered in Winter 2026 at Stanford University.