This course is an applied microeconomics course focusing on theoretical models to answer real world policy issues in the public sector. In particular, this course examines issues in public expenditures, social insurance, social welfare, redistribution, taxation, and public choice. Using economic models, this course helps students sharpen their analytical skills to solve complex governance challenges. Cadets should gain a better understanding of unique challenges that governments face when providing services while trying to balance economic efficiency with social equity.
This course is an applied microeconomics course focusing on theoretical models to answer real world policy issues in the public sector. In particular, this course examines issues in public expenditures, social insurance, social welfare, redistribution, taxation, and public choice. Using economic models, this course helps students sharpen their analytical skills to solve complex governance challenges. Cadets should gain a better understanding of unique challenges that governments face when providing services while trying to balance economic efficiency with social equity.
This course is an applied microeconomics course focusing on theoretical models to answer real world policy issues in the public sector. In particular, this course examines issues in public expenditures, social insurance, social welfare, redistribution, taxation, and public choice. Using economic models, this course helps students sharpen their analytical skills to solve complex governance challenges. Cadets should gain a better understanding of unique challenges that governments face when providing services while trying to balance economic efficiency with social equity.
This course is an applied microeconomics course focusing on theoretical models to answer real world policy issues in the public sector. In particular, this course examines issues in public expenditures, social insurance, social welfare, redistribution, taxation, and public choice. Using economic models, this course helps students sharpen their analytical skills to solve complex governance challenges. Cadets should gain a better understanding of unique challenges that governments face when providing services while trying to balance economic efficiency with social equity.
This course adds depth to the cadet's understanding of the fundamentals of micro- and macroeconomics. In particular, the course examines practical and theoretical issues in social welfare, public expenditures, taxation, and public choice. The course develops understanding of the value of economic models in addressing complex policy questions that occur in a fluid political environment, sharpens analytic skills, and provides a bridge to the higher level theoretical models used in the study of the national political economy.
This course adds depth to the cadet's understanding of the fundamentals of micro- and macroeconomics. In particular, the course examines theoretical issues in social welfare, public expenditures, taxation, and public choice. The course develops understanding of the value of economic models in addressing complex policy questions, sharpens analytic skills, and provides a bridge to the higher level theoretical models used in the study of the national political economy.
