Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2024-2025
SOPE 505 - MICROECONOMICS FOR POLICY EVAL
Long Title: MICROECONOMICS FOR POLICY EVALUATION
Department: Social Policy Evaluation
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Degree(s):
Master of Social Policy Eval
Description: This course will introduce students to economic principles and tools relevant for policy
analysis. The course covers topics such as household decision-making, the economics of
information, risk and uncertainty, markets and market structure, externalities and other
types of market failure, behavioral economics, game theory, and welfare economics.
Students will see how the application of economic theory to policy questions informs
and guides social policy analysis.