Review of market failure, non-market failure, public expenditure analysis, taxation and tax incidence, fiscal federalism, regulation, and other topics of applied public finance. 607 Policy Methods Introduction to methodologies for analyzing, implementing, and evaluating public policy. Topics include research methods, participant observation survey research and questionnaire construction, research design, measurement theory and practice, and framing categories. 608 Introduction to Statistical Methods for Public Policy and Administration Introduction to basic statistics including use and interpretation of statistics used in policy research. Topics include statistical methods, descriptive statistics, probability theory, analysis of tabular data, correlation and regression, and multiple regression.
Students interpret and analyze problems for public sector or non-profit clients.
Also examines how problems affect public organizations, and the real constraints and opportunities that face such organizations. Small teams work on policy problems facing public organizations, then write and present a report to the seminar and the client. Administration A second-year course synthesizing the major experiences, concepts, principles, and skills covered in the program. Development of policy brief components and critique of policy briefs.