An investigation and critique of the present U.S. welfare system, leading to policy implications in the form of alternative systems that would be more cost effective. Economic criteria or optimality conditions provide the parameters for the critique. Social Security, AFDC, food coupons, housing programs, and the relationships between work incentives and welfare are analyzed. Alternatives such as negative income tax and a restructured welfare system are studied. Designed primarily for social work minors, but others are encouraged to enroll.
Emphasis is on the analysis of environmental policy.
Topics include the relationship between economic activity and environmental quality, the role of economic analysis in environmental policy decisions, economic analysis of pollution control strategies, and economic analysis of environmental policy in both the U.S. and the international community. LA Introduction to the field of natural resource economics. Analysis of pricing in terms of the above forces and productivity. Ideal economic characteristics of medical insurance, as contrasted with several proposals for national health insurance. Production for national health insurance.