Spring 2024 | PA 5521 Section 001: Development Planning and Policy Analysis (57185)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, West Bank
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 30 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Techniques of development planning/policy analysis at national, regional, and project levels. Effects of external shocks and government interventions on national/regional economies. Macroeconomic modeling, input-output analysis, social accounting matrices/multipliers, project evaluation. prereq: 5031 or equiv recommended or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?assaad+PA5521+Spring2024
- Class Description:
- This course examines the techniques and assumptions of development planning and policy analysis at the national, program and project levels. The course focuses on modeling techniques and policy applications rather than on theory. It consists of three parts. First, you will learn how to analyze and interpret macroeconomic data in the context of an open macroeconomy model. Second, you will learn how to conduct financial and economic cost-benefit analyses and will apply what you learn to a real world project for a client. Third, you will become familiar with experimental and quasi-experimental impact evaluation techniques for development projects and programs. Students are assumed to have some background in the theories of economic development and to have had previous preparation in quantitative methods. While the focus will be on developing countries, many of the techniques covered will also have applications in the U.S. context.
- Learning Objectives:
- Provide and introduction to some widely used quantitative modeling techniques.
-
Build an appreciation of the promise and pitfalls of quantitative modeling.-
Acquire a specific set of modeling and interpretation skills through hands-on application.-
Develop an ability to describe the macroeconomic context of a country based on an analysis of time series data on major economic variables.-
Learn to conduct financial and economic cost-benefit analyses of public and non-profit development interventions and programs and learn how to manage the complexities of real-world projects.-
Become effective and critical consumers of experimental and non-experimental impact evaluation studies of development programs and interventions - Grading:
- 15% Midterm Exam; 85% Special Projects
- Exam Format:
- short essay, short answer
- Class Format:
- 67% Lecture
33% Laboratory - Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Exam(s)
Other Workload: Three 15 page project reports done in groups - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57185/1243
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/assaad_PA5521_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/assaad_PA5521_Spring2016.pdf (Spring 2016) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 December 2018
Spring 2024 | PA 5521 Section 002: Development Planning and Policy Analysis (57188)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Fri 08:15AM - 09:30AMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 85
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 30 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Techniques of development planning/policy analysis at national, regional, and project levels. Effects of external shocks and government interventions on national/regional economies. Macroeconomic modeling, input-output analysis, social accounting matrices/multipliers, project evaluation. prereq: 5031 or equiv recommended or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?assaad+PA5521+Spring2024
- Class Description:
- This course examines the techniques and assumptions of development planning and policy analysis at the national, program and project levels. The course focuses on modeling techniques and policy applications rather than on theory. It consists of three parts. First, you will learn how to analyze and interpret macroeconomic data in the context of an open macroeconomy model. Second, you will learn how to conduct financial and economic cost-benefit analyses and will apply what you learn to a real world project for a client. Third, you will become familiar with experimental and quasi-experimental impact evaluation techniques for development projects and programs. Students are assumed to have some background in the theories of economic development and to have had previous preparation in quantitative methods. While the focus will be on developing countries, many of the techniques covered will also have applications in the U.S. context.
- Learning Objectives:
- Provide and introduction to some widely used quantitative modeling techniques.
-
Build an appreciation of the promise and pitfalls of quantitative modeling.-
Acquire a specific set of modeling and interpretation skills through hands-on application.-
Develop an ability to describe the macroeconomic context of a country based on an analysis of time series data on major economic variables.-
Learn to conduct financial and economic cost-benefit analyses of public and non-profit development interventions and programs and learn how to manage the complexities of real-world projects.-
Become effective and critical consumers of experimental and non-experimental impact evaluation studies of development programs and interventions - Grading:
- 15% Midterm Exam; 85% Special Projects
- Exam Format:
- short essay, short answer
- Class Format:
- 67% Lecture
33% Laboratory - Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Exam(s)
Other Workload: Three 15 page project reports done in groups - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/57188/1243
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/assaad_PA5521_Spring2019.pdf (Spring 2019)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/assaad_PA5521_Spring2016.pdf (Spring 2016) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 December 2018
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