Policy makers have long relied on quantitative analysis to inform their decision-making, and recent advances in data gathering and in computing have made quantitative analysis even more prevalent.
This course surveys what we do and don't know about economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. We begin by discussing alternative perspectives on the goals of development.
This course examines the policy issues of international trade, including trade in both goods and services and also international flows of direct investment and migration.
The course will examine the past, present, and future of diplomatic interactions between the United States and the other nations of the Indo-Pacific region, starting with the 1951 signing of the Treaty of San Francisco that ended the state of war
In this course, students will acquire the conceptual tools and knowledge necessary to understand the reciprocal relationship between domestic politics and migration flows.
State and local courts are where the majority of cases are adjudicated but receive the least attention. In this class we will examine the role of state and local courts in our communities.
Through the lens of racial justice, Racial Foundations of Public Policy will equip students to better understand the critical role of public policy in improving our world and communities.
The primary purpose of this seminar course is to develop the tools needed to assess the feasibility, potential impact, unintended consequences and legal/ethical ramifications of novel policies designed to improve population health and reduce healt
Because law is one of the means through which policies are enacted, understanding the different structures of legal systems is a necessary for understanding policy promulgation in different country-contexts.
