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Fall 2020 | PA 5021 Section 003: Microeconomics for Policy Analysis (20654)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
Online Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- PA: Major or minor Public Policy or STEP major or minor or Human Rights major
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
Open (21 of 35 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to tools useful for public policy. Intermediate microeconomics.
- Class Notes:
- PA 5021, sections 3 and 4 will be offered REMOTELY. Class will meet synchronously-online during Fall 2020. Lec: M/W, 9:45-11:00. Recitation: Fri, 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hanra003+PA5021+Fall2020
- Class Description:
- Introduction to tools useful for public policy: intermediate microeconomics, macroeconomics, concepts of international trade. Both this section and the class taught be Judy Temple will be at a similar level. We will teach how to calculate derivatives, but will not have more calculus required beyond this. This approach will make it easier to understand class concepts and will not be much more challenging than standard applications using algebra.
- Grading:
Homework assignments (15% of class grade)
Short Memo and In-Class Debate (15% of grade)
Two Quizzes (20% each; 40% of class grade)
Final Exam (30% of class grade)
(There must be class participation and reactions (look towards syllabus for more information on participation and reactions.))
- Exam Format:
FINAL EXAM:
10:30-12:30 Saturday December 19
- Class Format:
Lecture MW 9:45-11:00AM Blegen 415
Lab F 11:15-12:05AM Blegen 415
- Workload:
- The text for this class is:Robert S. Pindyck and Daniel L. Rubinfeld,Microeconomics, 8th Edition, Pearson Education Inc, 2013 You can purchase an earlier versions of the text, or can buy an online version at roughly half the cost of the text version.Additional readings will also be available on the course web site. Look at syllabus for more information on course work.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20654/1209
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2018.docx (Fall 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2017.docx (Fall 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2016.docx (Fall 2016)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2016
Fall 2020 | PA 5021 Section 004: Microeconomics for Policy Analysis (20655)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Class Attributes:
Online Course
- Times and Locations:
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 003
- Enrollment Status:
Open (21 of 35 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to tools useful for public policy. Intermediate microeconomics.
- Class Notes:
- PA 5021, sections 3 and 4 will be offered REMOTELY. Class will meet synchronously-online during Fall 2020. Lec: M/W, 9:45-11:00. Recitation: Fri, 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hanra003+PA5021+Fall2020
- Class Description:
- Introduction to tools useful for public policy: intermediate microeconomics, macroeconomics, concepts of international trade. Both this section and the class taught be Judy Temple will be at a similar level. We will teach how to calculate derivatives, but will not have more calculus required beyond this. This approach will make it easier to understand class concepts and will not be much more challenging than standard applications using algebra.
- Grading:
Homework assignments (15% of class grade)
Short Memo and In-Class Debate (15% of grade)
Two Quizzes (20% each; 40% of class grade)
Final Exam (30% of class grade)
(There must be class participation and reactions (look towards syllabus for more information on participation and reactions.))
- Exam Format:
FINAL EXAM:
10:30-12:30 Saturday December 19
- Class Format:
Lecture MW 9:45-11:00AM Blegen 415
Lab F 11:15-12:05AM Blegen 415
- Workload:
- The text for this class is:Robert S. Pindyck and Daniel L. Rubinfeld,Microeconomics, 8th Edition, Pearson Education Inc, 2013 You can purchase an earlier versions of the text, or can buy an online version at roughly half the cost of the text version.Additional readings will also be available on the course web site. Look at syllabus for more information on course work.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/20655/1209
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2018.docx (Fall 2018)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2017.docx (Fall 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2016.docx (Fall 2016)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 September 2016
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