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PubPol 534

PubPol 534: Economics of Developing Countries

Yusuf Neggers

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...

PubPol 521

PubPol 521: Introduction to Policy Writing

Alex Ralph

This course teaches the norms of policy writing to 1st year policy students. Through small workshops, students will analyze approaches to different types of policy...

PubPol 521

PubPol 521: Introduction to Policy Writing

Beth Chimera

This course teaches the norms of policy writing to 1st year policy students. Through small workshops, students will analyze approaches to different types of policy...

PubPol 510

PubPol 510: The Politics of Public Policy

Jonathan Hanson

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students only. Registration is by permission...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475: Topics: Campaign Finance Reform

Richard Hall

Federal election spending from all sources has doubled over the last twenty years and the 2018 election continued the...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475: Topics: Governance for Human Flourishing

Jenna Bednar

Governance for Human...

PubPol 475

PubPol 475: Topics: Psychology of Climate Change

Kaitlin Raimi

Climate change often feels like a problem that our brains have been hardwired to ignore. Climate change is abstract and complex, making it hard for non-scientists (including policy-makers) to...

PubPol 477

PubPol 477: R for Public Policy

Alton Worthington

This course is an introduction to programming in the R statistical language. R is a flexible, open-source statistics platform which has gained broad adoption in a variety of...

In the Media

Online instruction not less expensive for colleges, says Stange

Oct 19, 2020 CNBC

"It turns out it doesn't save [colleges] that much money, if any money, to shift online, holding constant the quality of what you are doing," said Stange. Watch Stange on CNBC consider "Is an online master's degree worth the...

Safiya Merchant: Policy Pitch Competition

Oct 1, 2020 0:03:26

Safiya Merchant (MPP ‘21) examined one issue while at the City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department: How to design an inclusive community that preserves affordable housing and improves the quality of life for the most vulnerable even i

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