Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR POLICY EVALUATION + PRACTICAL LAB

Department: Economics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): ECON 200 OR ECON 209

Description: This course covers quantitative methods to evaluate three aspects of public policy and social programs. The first aspect is the quality of the implementation: are public policy and social programs implemented according to plan? The second aspect is impact: are interventions impacting the populations or issues for which they were designed? The third aspect is cost: do the program benefits justify the costs? The course audience are students interested in innovation in public policy and the design of social programs that aim to reduce inequality and to increase prosperity. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ECON 421 if student has credit for ECON 422.