Economic Analysis and Urban Education Policy

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the main economic theories and related applied work that inform education policy analysis by combining economic theory, econometric studies, and education and institutional literature in an examination of current issues in U.S. education, particularly those issues that are most relevant to urban education. We begin by examining key concepts and theories from microeconomics, labor economics, and public economics that are most relevant for studying questions in education. After laying this theoretical foundation, we examine how these theories can illuminate and aid policy analysis around key topics in U.S. education. Open to graduate students only.