Economic analysis can serve as a foundational tool for professionals in public service. Economists study how individuals and institutions allocate resources (e.g., money, materials, and time), the resulting patterns of resource distribution, and the rationale and consequences of government intervention. These tools can guide public servants to determine where best to focus their limited financial or political resources, the nonprofit manager determining which stakeholders would benefit most from their organization's services, or the analyst seeking to understand and predict the consequences of policy choices.

Faculty Contact: Todd Pugatch

 

Courses

ECON 514 – Political and Behavioral Economics [4 credits]

ECON 520 – Game Theory [4 credits]

ECON 535 – The Public Economy  [4 credits]

ECON 540 – International Trade and Policy [4 credits]

ECON 541 – International Finance Theory and Policy [4 credits]

ECON 591 – Economics of Inequality [4 credits]

ECON 555 – Economic Development [4 credits]

ECON 560 – Industrial Organization Theory and Policy [4 credits]

ECON 561 – Law, Economics, and Regulation [4 credits]

ECON 562 – Managerial Economics [4 credits]

ECON 566 – Energy Economics [4 credits]

ECON 580 – Labor Economics and Social Policy [4 credits]

ECON 599 (CIM proposal submitted for ECON 564) – ST/Economics of Education [4 credits]

PS/PPOL 553 – International Development Policy [4 credits]

PS 558 – International Political Economy [4 credits]

SOC 539 – Welfare and Social Services [4 credits]