ECON 3760

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ECON 3760
Economics of Education

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

The economics of education is about understanding how and why people make decisions to invest in education, the effect of education on long-term social and economic outcomes, the behavior of those institutions that "produce" education, and how best to design and implement public policies affecting the level and distribution of education resources. The basic tools of economics provide a framework to evaluate education policies including K-12 school finance, student financial aid, and college admissions. Throughout the course, there will be an emphasis on examining empirical tests of the economic theory and measuring the effects of policy initiatives on educational outcomes. 

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PUBPOL 2000, PUBPOL 3100.

Distribution Category (SSC-AS) (SBA-AG)

Outcomes
  • Apply the tools of economic analysis to assess core education policies.
  • Differentiate between human capital and signaling models.
  • Interpret empirical results from research papers as they relate to policy.
  • Describe endogeneity issues in empirical research papers.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 3550

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18810 ECON 3760   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Lovenheim, M