4: Public finance: theory, evidence and policy

Raj Chetty interviewed by Romesh Vaitilingam, 06 March 2009Raj Chetty talks to Romesh Vaitilingam about the optimal design of tax policies and social welfare programmes like unemployment insurance. They discuss his work on US public finance as well as new research on how to improve tax compliance in developing countries. The interview was recorded at the American Economic Association meetings in San Francisco in January 2009.