Fall 2022
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Course No: MPAD.5400-061; SIS Class Nbr: 12546; SIS Term: 3210
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
This course introduces microeconomic theory and considers the role of government in a market economy. Examining common sources of market failure (market power, externalities, asymmetric information) and considering how government policy can address these failures. The course considers equity and fairness in relation to efficiency concerns in terms of policy. The course also attends to empirical considerations of policy. Including the use of data to estimate benefits and costs of policy, government spending and revenue and government deficits and surpluses.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
- Section Notes: undergrad students please reach out to Instructor for a permission number.
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: David Kingsley
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2022 Fall: Sep 01 to Nov 06
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1755
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Related Programs: M.P.A. in Public Administration
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