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Fall 2015  |  PA 5022 Section 002: Economics For Policy Analysis and Planning II -- Economics of Race, Crime, and Law Enforcement (34218)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
1.5 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
PA 5390 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Second Half of Term
 
10/27/2015 - 12/16/2015
Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management 1-149
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Application of economic reasoning to various public policy issues. Cost-benefit analysis, nonmarket valuation, and tax analysis. prereq: [[5021 or equiv], public policy major] or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?myers006+PA5022+Fall2015
Class Description:
There are many crime and law enforcement policy debates that hinge on economic modeling. Do body cameras reduce racial disparities in police use of deadly force? Do gun buy-backs, waiting periods, mandated gun designs (such as trigger locks), background checks, or high taxes on gun sales reduceviolence? Do risk assessment protocols in child abuse and neglect investigations help to reduce the child-homicides? Do longer prison sentences or increased arrests for drug violations reduce injuries sustained by victims of robberies and other property crimes? Do airport profiling and targeted searches help to increase arrests of drug dealers and/or terrorists? Do increased police response times and arrests reduce the risk of intimate partner violence in domestic disputes? Do welfare reforms that make it more difficult for women to leave abusive relationships increase the risk of violence? Do metal detectors in schools and zero-tolerance policies affect the likelihood of mass shootings on secondary school campuses?

This course has three objectives: a) to help students develop the skill of being able to read and interpret journal articles and technical reports in the domain of the economics of crime and law enforcement; b) to provide guidance on how to use economic models to analyze racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system; and c) to explore the strengths and weaknesses of the rational choice model for developing policies to address problems of race, crime and law enforcement.


It is more a course on
Applied Policy Analysis with a focus on methods
and techniques for problem solving related to criminal justice
issues than it is a course about the social or psychological underpinnings of crime itself.

(Please see attached draft syllabus for more details.)


Grading:
Quiz 1: 25%;
Quiz 2: 25%;
Policy Brief: 30%;
Within Team Evaluation: 10%;
Peer Evaluations of Final Presentations: 10%. (See attached syllabus for more details.)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34218/1159
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/myers006_PA5022_Fall2015.pdf
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/myers006_PA5022_Spring2018.pdf (Spring 2018)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
27 July 2015

Fall 2015  |  PA 5022 Section 003: Economics For Policy Analysis and Planning II -- Global Economics (35145)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
PA 5805 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Mon, Wed 04:40PM - 05:55PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 135
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Application of economic reasoning to various public policy issues. Cost-benefit analysis, nonmarket valuation, and tax analysis. prereq: [[5021 or equiv], public policy major] or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?kudrle+PA5022+Fall2015
Class Description:
This course provides an introduction to global economic relations and the economic theory that explains much of them. We will study the underlying determinants of trade in goods, services and capital among countries along with the policies that states often use to influence such trade. We will also explore the theory and practice of international macroeconomics and policy problems of global financial openness.
Grading:
Team project and presentation + individual classroom contributions 20%
Two quizzes 40%
Final exam 40%
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35145/1159
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kudrle_PA5022_Fall2015.pdf
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/kudrle_PA5022_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
22 July 2015

Fall 2015  |  PA 5022 Section 004: Economics For Policy Analysis and Planning II -- Material-Energy Flows for a Sustainable Society (35146)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Laboratory
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
PA 5752 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Application of economic reasoning to various public policy issues. Cost-benefit analysis, nonmarket valuation, and tax analysis. prereq: [[5021 or equiv], public policy major] or instr consent
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?anu+PA5022+Fall2015
Class Description:
How do material and energy flows shape the development of a sustainable society? Flows of energy fuels like coal and petroleum, bulk materials like sand, recyclable metals like copper and renewable resources like fish and timber - are the topic of this class. Such material-energy flows are important in supporting human development and well-being, but they are also often poorly managed, highly-polluting, and in some cases, finite and non-renewable, placing immense stress on our planet and its web of life.

We will discuss materials and energy flows in the context of: a) Economic and human development; b) Resource scarcity, renewability and recyclability, and, c) As a source of environmental pollution, with more than 4 million deaths globally attributable to fuel combustion.

The central questions addressed in this class are:

• How much and what types of material and energy resources support health, wealth and well-being in different parts of the world?

• How do different units of society - consumers, producers, infrastructure providers, and governments (ranging from cities to nations) - make decisions that shape society's material and energy flows?

• What actions and policies could support more sustainable use of energy and resources by these different units?

Students will use an inter-disciplinary approach, integrating core topics from environmental economics, industrial ecology (resource sustainability assessments) and human health risk assessment, in the context of public policy.

The course will be offered to graduate students and honors students (seniors and junior standing) from across the University. Active learning will be promoted through a hands-on case study with real-world data analysis pertaining to resource use, environmental footprinting, health impacts, and cost-benefit analysis, coupled with literature review to understand the various leverage points for action toward sustainable development by the following different actors:

1. Producers - specific businesses or industries in the Twin Cities area

2. Infrastructure sectors - energy supply, water supply

3. Consumers - households

4. Governments at the metropolitan/city scales

In addition, graduate students will complete two term papers for graduate credit - one on synthesis across the 4 disciplines; the other on identifying key knowledge gaps in the sustainability science, and priorities to inform action.

Grading:

30% for two quizzes (15% each) interspersed in the weeks; 30% for weekly homework (first 8 weeks) and group work; and 40% for a hands-on project (either in group or individually, TBD)

Exam Format:
No final exams, group project final presentations instead.
Workload:
Workload description and percentages are found in the syllabus. (Look at syllabus below for more information.)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35146/1159
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/anu_PA5752_Fall2015.docx
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
17 November 2015

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