2025-2026 Graduate Bulletin

PAD 704 Applied Economics for Public Administration and Policy

Applied economics course focused on market principles and economic considerations in public administration and public policy.  Introduces models and concepts in microeconomics that are relevant to public policy decisions. Examines how economics relates to different views of the role of government in the economy and society and the organization and management of government. Provides students an understanding of the application of welfare economics to policy decisions and of how economics is involved in the policymaking process.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

None