2023-2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ECON 443 - Seminar in Policy Evaluation
Advanced study of the economic effects of public policy. In this seminar students will learn about different public policies in a diverse group of economic fields such as development, labor, health, demographic economics, and international trade. Topics change year to year. The course will focus on impact evaluation methods and causal inference. Students will learn how to use data and the characteristics of public policies to estimate the causal effect of policies on economic outcomes. Recent topics include gun law reform, poverty alleviation programs in developing countries, quotas in government for women, infrastructure reform, immigration, health care reform, inflation targeting, etc.
Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: and and
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations,Inst.& Agents
Liberal Arts Practices: The Process of Writing
Core Component: None
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