INSR 824 - Social Insurance

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Smetters. Prerequisite(s): Micro economics; statistics or basic econometrics. This course presents and evaluates economic rationales for social insurance programs in the developed and developing world. We explore how social insurance programs are designed and implemented in theory and practice, and examine what their economic effects are on key players' behaviors. Topics include systems protecting against umemployment, disability, poverty, old age, and medical care expenses. We examine the relative roles of private versus governmentally-provided benefit programs, focusing on financing and benefit provision. Special attention is devoted to recent and ongoing real-world experiments with privatization.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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