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318.603.01
Applied Microeconomics for Policymaking

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Monday, 3:30 - 6:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Introduces policy students to the theories, concepts, terminology and tools of microeconomics as it relates to the examination and analysis of public policies. Students gain new vocabulary to describe decision-making behavior of people, households, firms and governments. Students learn and apply theories of supply and demand, elasticity, utility-maximization and other concepts to examine and better understand public policy issues. Students finish the course with an understanding of economic terminology and theories, will be able to use economic tools to examine decision-making and apply the concepts, terminology and tools to various policies and problems.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the basic tools used in microeconomic analysis
  2. Explain the key terminology and concepts of microeconomics
  3. Utilize supply and demand models to evaluate different pricing policies including taxes, price ceilings and price floors
  4. Discuss the role of “the economic way of thinking” in the context of public policy
  5. Use the utility maximization theory and 2-D model to understand consumer behavior
  6. Describe how markets operate and identify welfare outcomes for consumers and firms
  7. Review market operations and identify welfare outcomes for consumers and firms
  8. Examine common market failures and their application to public problems related to transportation policy (congestion, public transportation access), environmental health (obesity, pollution) and others
  9. Evaluate different government remedies/interventions for market failures using the tools of supply and demand
Multiterm
Final grade applies to all terms
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates are not permitted in this course;