LLB255 Economic Analysis for Public Policy
This course introduces some foundation principles of economics and situate them in the context of the policymaking process. The focus, in this course, is not simply the accuracy of the students’ economic analyses, but importantly, the application of the analyses to policy making, implementation or evaluation
This course aims to:
- introduce students to some fundamental principles of economics,
- equips students to apply fundamental economic principles to policy analyses and decision making
- improve students critical thinking and problem solving from an economic perspective
- Introduction and Understanding Behaviour
- Theory of Rational Choice and its Application to Policy issues
- Market Policies: equilibrium, failures, and interventions
- Games theory applications for Public Policy
- Information, Externalities &Public Goods
- Measuring the Macroeconomy
- Economic Fluctuations
- Counter Cyclical Economic Policy
LLB Law with Public Policy core
Offered: Semester One
Course Type: Seminar, Lecture, Experiential