In this course, we will explore the process of extracting insights from real-world data. The course will focus on three separate...

This course examines major issues in economic...

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This course examines the nature, extent and causes of poverty and inequality in the US relying on a multidisciplinary literature from sociology, political science, economics, and...

Through the use of case studies, we will explore the history and social conditions that have spurred the call for reparations in the United...

This course will introduce students to China and its policy and economic environments. Drawing on the expertise of Ford School faculty and outside guests, each class will focus on a different policy...

The management of financial resources to achieve public goals pervades every area of public policy, but budgeting and financial management is an area usually left to “experts” who often seem to speak their own language.  In today’s...

The management of financial resources to achieve public goals pervades every area of public policy, but budgeting and financial management is an area usually left to “experts” who often seem to speak their own language.  In today’s...

This course introduces and applies various methods for causal inference in research on postsecondary...

Migration is widely-acknowledged as a central social phenomenon of the 21st...