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Fall 2018 | PA 5021 Section 001: Microeconomics for Policy Analysis (24332)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 415
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (21 of 35 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to tools useful for public policy. Intermediate microeconomics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jtemple+PA5021+Fall2018
- Class Description:
- The required textbook for this class is Microeconomics by Pindyck and Rubinfeld, 8th edition (2012). A new edition (the 9th) just came out, but to save money students are able to use the older version. The 7th edition would also work. No special access codes are needed.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Most of the students will be first year MPP students, but students in other graduate degree programs are welcome to enroll. Most students will have had a prior microeconomics course, but participating in the Humphrey School's Foundations for Success online review program may be enough preparation for other students.
- Learning Objectives:
- The objective of this course is for you to understand consumer and firm decisions and to understand when government intervention in the private market may be efficient and/or equitable. We will explore how resources are allocated in a market economy and we will investigate the role of government in a market economy (or mixed economy) such as the United States. We will focus most of our time developing the analytical microeconomic tools needed to discuss efficiency and fairness concerns and throughout the semester we will apply these tools to various relevant public policy examples.
This course contributes to several learning objectives for the MPP program, especially (3) "to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve complex problems, and make decisions" and (4) to understand the role of government in a market economy. - Grading:
- The course grade will be based on the homeworks ,in class exams,quizzes,and the cumulative final exam.
- Exam Format:
- The exams will be a combination of multiple choice, short one paragraph answers, and problems involving algebra and graphical analysis.
- Workload:
- Look at syllabus for workload within course.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/24332/1189
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/jtemple_PA5021_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/jtemple_PA5021_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 August 2017
Fall 2018 | PA 5021 Section 002: Microeconomics for Policy Analysis (24333)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018Thu 01:25PM - 02:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 415
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 001
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (21 of 35 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to tools useful for public policy. Intermediate microeconomics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jtemple+PA5021+Fall2018
- Class Description:
- The required textbook for this class is Microeconomics by Pindyck and Rubinfeld, 8th edition (2012). A new edition (the 9th) just came out, but to save money students are able to use the older version. The 7th edition would also work. No special access codes are needed.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Most of the students will be first year MPP students, but students in other graduate degree programs are welcome to enroll. Most students will have had a prior microeconomics course, but participating in the Humphrey School's Foundations for Success online review program may be enough preparation for other students.
- Learning Objectives:
- The objective of this course is for you to understand consumer and firm decisions and to understand when government intervention in the private market may be efficient and/or equitable. We will explore how resources are allocated in a market economy and we will investigate the role of government in a market economy (or mixed economy) such as the United States. We will focus most of our time developing the analytical microeconomic tools needed to discuss efficiency and fairness concerns and throughout the semester we will apply these tools to various relevant public policy examples.
This course contributes to several learning objectives for the MPP program, especially (3) "to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve complex problems, and make decisions" and (4) to understand the role of government in a market economy. - Grading:
- The course grade will be based on the homeworks ,in class exams,quizzes,and the cumulative final exam.
- Exam Format:
- The exams will be a combination of multiple choice, short one paragraph answers, and problems involving algebra and graphical analysis.
- Workload:
- Look at syllabus for workload within course.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/24333/1189
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/jtemple_PA5021_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/jtemple_PA5021_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 15 August 2017
Fall 2018 | PA 5021 Section 003: Microeconomics for Policy Analysis (24293)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 415
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (31 of 35 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to tools useful for public policy. Intermediate microeconomics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hanra003+PA5021+Fall2018
- 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/24293/1189
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2018.docx
- Past Syllabi:
- 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 2018 | PA 5021 Section 004: Microeconomics for Policy Analysis (24294)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Laboratory
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 415
- Auto Enrolls With:
- Section 003
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (31 of 35 seats filled)
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to tools useful for public policy. Intermediate microeconomics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hanra003+PA5021+Fall2018
- 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/24294/1189
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/hanra003_PA5021_Fall2018.docx
- Past Syllabi:
- 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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