ECON 695: Special Topics in Economics

ECON 695-006: Economic Policy Analysis I
(Fall 2018)

01:30 PM to 04:10 PM W

Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall) 478

Section Information for Fall 2018

Prerequisites: Students taking this course are expected to have 18 hours of graduate coursework and will have taken “Econ 695: Governance in States, Communities, and Markets”. The instructor is willing to waive these requirements on a case-by-case basis if students have taken other coursework that will prepare them for the course.

This course cannot be used to fulfill PhD requirements.

The goals of this course are twofold. The first goal is to acquaint students with the use of political economy to evaluate and critique the efficacy and efficiency of public policies. As such, it is a course in applied microeconomics and is intended to provide an introduction to several important tools for policy analysis. The second goal is to promote the writing and rhetorical skills needed to create a compelling brief for or against a particular economic policy. In addition to being graded on class participation, students will be graded on multiple presentations and drafts of a policy essay that offers a novel application of a well-defined economic theoretical framework to an under-explored topic in policy.

ECON 695 006 enrollment is controlled. Contact econgrad@gmu.edu for information.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Topics vary according to interests of instructor. Emphasizes new areas of discipline. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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