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Focuses on economic policy issues of our time through case studies, quantitative methods, and implementation strategies for evidence-based policymaking.
Semesters taught: Fall 2022 · Fall 2023 · Fall 2024
An experiential learning course where teams of students address real-world, complex, contemporary problems and develop solutions for external partner organizations.
Semesters taught: Spring 2022 · Spring 2023 · Spring 2024
Graduate course on economic development theory and empirical methods.
Semesters taught: Spring 2019 · Fall 2020 · Spring 2022 · Spring 2023
Graduate course on productivity dynamics and economic development.
Semesters taught: Fall 2015 · Spring 2017
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the most pressing social and economic policy challenges facing the United States and other middle- and high-income countries. Topics include income inequality and economic mobility, the social safety net and fiscal policy, immigration and demographic change, trade and globalization, returns to education, K–12 schooling and teacher quality, higher education and college access, racial disparities and criminal justice, health disparities and access to care, productivity and innovation, industrial policy, retirement, social security, and the labor-market effects of artificial intelligence.
Semesters taught: Fall 2026
This course introduces students to the foundations of policy analysis and governance. Policy analysis is to the social sciences what medicine is to biology: while the social sciences help us understand how the world works, policy analysis is about using that understanding to design policies to fix what is “broken”. Students learn to think like policy analysts—diagnosing problems rigorously, assembling and evaluating evidence, designing alternatives, navigating trade-offs, thinking about implementation, and communicating recommendations effectively.
Semesters taught: Fall 2026