Courses
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Economics for Policy Analysis and Management I
Examines the use of microeconomics in policy analysis. Includes a review of supply, demand, and how government actions (e.g., taxes, subsidies) affects economic efficiency in a competitive market. Develops a deeper understanding of consumer choice as a function of preferences and constraints – the building blocks of demand – and examine how changes in constraints […]
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Housing and Social Policy
Provides an overview of the field of housing policy and its interrelationships with social problems in the United States. Explores various dimensions of housing problems with an emphasis on housing affordability and examines the primary policy tools used to respond to housing problems.
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Poverty and Anti-Poverty
Examines the nature and extent of poverty in the United States, its causes and consequences, and the antipoverty effects of public policies.