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Policy Evaluation Methods - ECON6202
 Economics II

   
   
 
Course Outline: ECON6202 Course Outline
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ECON6003
 
 
Equivalent: ECON4106
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

The aim of this course is to learn the tools used in practice to determine whether programs and policies are achieving their objectives. The course will critically discuss the various techniques and indicate their strengths and weaknesses. Several modern methods of cost benefit analysis will be reviewed such as natural experiments, social experiments, choice experiments and discrete choice experiments. The course will examine policies and programs in a broad range of areas including labour markets, health care, social welfare and poverty. Other areas may be discussed as well such as criminal justice, the environment, education, and development.


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