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ECON 345 - Economics of Public Programs

Credits: 4

Employs economic theory and concepts to analyze the provision, design, effectiveness, and improvement of public programs. Applications of the tools are made to public programs in the United States, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Head Start, Job Corps. Prerequisites: ECON 160, 162 and College-level Statistics.