Social Insurance - Principles of Microeconomics - Lecture 21

Explore the concept of social insurance in this 49-minute lecture from MIT's Principles of Microeconomics course, taught by Prof. Jonathan Gruber. Understand how social insurance functions as a form of social welfare that provides protection against economic risks. Delve into important topics including the tradeoffs involved in social insurance programs and an examination of social security systems. Learn about the challenges of asymmetric information in insurance markets and how these programs address welfare concerns. This lecture is part of MIT's Fall 2023 microeconomics curriculum, available in full through MIT OpenCourseWare under a Creative Commons license.