Policy Topics

Economics and finance

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PubPol 541

PubPol 541: International Trade Policy

Alan Deardorff

This course examines the policy issues of international trade, including trade in both goods and services and also international flows of direct investment and...

PubPol 750.011

PubPol 750.011: Topics: From Voting Rights to Economic Rights: Increasing Economic Mobility through Community Development in America’s Deep South

William (Bill) Bynum

*Non-Ford students can register in Ford School electives beginning December...

PubPol 750.002

PubPol 750.002: Topics: Lessons from the Japanese Economy

Joshua Hausman

*Non-Ford students can register in Ford School electives beginning December 7* This course meets the first half of the semester (January 5 - February...

PubPol 475.002

PubPol 475.002: Topics: Lessons from the Japanese Economy

Joshua Hausman

This course will provide an overview of recent Japanese economic history and the current state of the Japanese economy. We will consider what economic policymakers around the world can learn from...

PubPol 744

PubPol 744: Economics of the Public Sector

Betsey Stevenson

This is a course on how economists think about government revenue and government expenditures- how governments raise and spend public money. Public Finance is a subfield of...

PubPol 715

PubPol 715: Budgeting & Financial Planning

Stephanie Leiser

Budgeting and financial planning impacts nearly all aspects of organizational life in the public service...

PubPol 310

PubPol 310: Understanding Public Policy Using an Economics Framework

Betsey Stevenson

This course will help you develop the supertools of economic thinking and better understand how the economy...

PubPol 750.005

PubPol 750.005 Topics: Fintech Entrepreneurship

Adrienne Harris

Total global fintech investment increased from $50.8 billion in 2017 to a full $111.8 billion in 2018, according to KPMG's The Pulse of Fintech, and there are no signs that growth in this sector will slow...

PubPol 330.004

PubPol 330.004: Microeconomics for Public Policy

Betsey Stevenson

This course develops students' abilities to use microeconomic analysis to further our understanding of public...

PubPol 330.001

PubPol 330.001: Microeconomics for Public Policy: In Depth

Betsey Stevenson

This course develops students' abilities to use microeconomic analysis to further our understanding of public...

PubPol 555

PubPol 555: Microeconomics for Public Policy

Justin Wolfers

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students...

PubPol 554

PubPol 554: Economics for Public Affairs

Stephanie Leiser

This class is open to MPA students...

PubPol 495.002

PubPol 495.002: Policy Seminar: Economic Growth, Depression, & Inequality: Lessons from 20th Century Economic History

Joshua Hausman

The combination of slow economic growth and rising inequality has meant that the material living standards of the median American household have improved only slowly since the early...

PubPol 750

PubPol 750: 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 750

PubPol 750: Topics: Introduction to Financial Technology and the Future of Financial Services

Adrienne Harris

Throughout history, financial services has played a vital role in the global economy, and similarly, technology has been an integral part of financial...

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 542

PubPol 542: International Financial Policy

Kathryn Dominguez

This course provides an overview of international financial economics, developing analytic tools and concepts that can be used to analyze world economic policy...

PubPol 715

PubPol 715: Budgeting & Financial Planning

Stephanie Leiser

Budgeting and financial planning impacts nearly all aspects of organizational life in the public service...

PubPol 556

PubPol 556: Macroeconomics

John Leahy

This course teaches students the basic tools of macroeconomics and how to apply them to real world economic...

PUBPOL 330.001

PUBPOL 330: Microeconomics for Public Policy: In-Depth

Betsey Stevenson

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students...

PUBPOL 750.009

PUBPOL 750.009: Topics: Introduction to Financial Technology and the Future of Financial Services

Adrienne Harris

Throughout history, financial services has played a vital role in the global economy, and similarly, technology has been an integral part of financial...

PUBPOL 750.008

PUBPOL 750.008: Topics: FinTech Entrepreneurship

Adrienne Harris

Total global fintech investment increased from $50.8 billion in 2017 to a full $111.8 billion in 2018, according to KPMG?s The Pulse of Fintech, and there are no signs that growth in this sector will slow...

PUBPOL 744

PUBPOL 744: Economics of the Public Sector

Betsey Stevenson

This is a course on how economists think about government revenue and government expenditures ? how governments raise and spend public money. Public Finance is a subfield of...

PUBPOL 555

PUBPOL 555: Microeconomics for Public Policy

Justin Wolfers

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students...

PUBPOL 554

PUBPOL 554: Economics for Public Affairs

Stephanie Leiser

This class is open to MPA students...

PUBPOL 541

PUBPOL 541: International Trade Policy

Alan Deardorff

This course deals with the economics of international trade policy, most obviously tariffs on imports but also a variety of non-tariff barriers and other policies that impact international trade. The topic has increased in importance under...

PUBPOL 534

PUBPOL 534: Economics of Developing Countries

Dean Yang

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 330.002

PUBPOL 330: Microeconomics for Public Policy

Betsey Stevenson

This is a core course restricted to Ford School students...

PUBPOL 201

PUBPOL 201: Systematic Thinking: Problems of the Day

Paula Lantz

This course provides an introduction to public policy design and analysis using "systematic thinking" from the social sciences and humanities, with the application of scientific methods and knowledge more...

PUBPOL 575 / BE 570

PUBPOL 575 / BE 570: Tax Policy & Business

An analysis, from the business and government policy perspectives, of some of the largest government programs that shape the economic environment. The course begins with a theoretical treatment of the principles that should infuse an...