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Spring 2014 | PA 5521 Section 001: Development Planning and Policy Analysis (60388)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 25
- 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.
- Class Description:
- Examines techniques/assumptions of development planning and policy analysis at the national & regional & project levels. Focus on modeling techniques & planning applications rather than theory. Students assumed to have a background in theories of economic development and to have had previous preparation in quantitative methods. The point of the course is to introduce you to some widely-used modeling techniques that you may come across in the literature, professional practice or future careers. The goal is not to make you experts in any particular method. Instead, you should come away with an appreciation of the promise and pitfalls of quantitative modeling, while acquiring a specific set of skills through hands-on application. Models in the course are used to analyze direct and indirect effects of government interventions in the economy, with a stress on intersectoral linkages. Planning & policy analysis techniques such as macroeconomic modeling, input-output analysis, social accounting matrices & multipliers are covered. Techniques used in project appraisal and evaluation such as cost-benefit analysis will be examined. While focus will be on developing countries, many techniques covered will have applications in the U.S. context.
- 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/60388/1143
- 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:
- 27 January 2014
Spring 2014 | PA 5521 Section 002: Development Planning and Policy Analysis (62643)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 85
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- 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.
- Class Description:
- Examines techniques/assumptions of development planning and policy analysis at the national & regional & project levels. Focus on modeling techniques & planning applications rather than theory. Students assumed to have a background in theories of economic development and to have had previous preparation in quantitative methods. The point of the course is to introduce you to some widely-used modeling techniques that you may come across in the literature, professional practice or future careers. The goal is not to make you experts in any particular method. Instead, you should come away with an appreciation of the promise and pitfalls of quantitative modeling, while acquiring a specific set of skills through hands-on application. Models in the course are used to analyze direct and indirect effects of government interventions in the economy, with a stress on intersectoral linkages. Planning & policy analysis techniques such as macroeconomic modeling, input-output analysis, social accounting matrices & multipliers are covered. Techniques used in project appraisal and evaluation such as cost-benefit analysis will be examined. While focus will be on developing countries, many techniques covered will have applications in the U.S. context.
- 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/62643/1143
- 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:
- 27 January 2014
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