POLC 6352 - Quantitative Methods and Applications

Credit Hours: 3.00
Lecture Contact Hours: 3.0 Lab Contact Hours: 0.0

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of graduate academic advisor.

Overview of three quantitative tools for policy analysis: benefit-cost analysis, economic impact analysis, and analysis of government data sources. Benefit-cost analysis applies microeconomics to decisions about public projects. Economic impact analysis uses input-output models to analyze national and regional economies. Analysis of government data sources is an introduction to the use of Census and other data for the purposes of demographic analysis and economic forecasting.
Additional Fee: N