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IPS 201: Managing Global Complexity (POLISCI 312S)

The value of major theories and concepts in international relations for understanding and addressing global policy issues. Country case study with policy challenges such as development, democracy promotion, proliferation, and terrorism; the challenge of creating coherent policies that do not run at cross purposes. Case study of a policy challenge that cuts across academic disciplines and policy specializations to provide the opportunity to bring together skills and policy perspectives.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3

IPS 202: Topics in International Macroeconomics

Topics: standard theories of open economy macroeconomics, exchange rate regimes, causes and consequences of current account imbalances, the economics of monetary unification and the European Monetary Union, recent financial and currency crises, the International Monetary Fund and the reform of the international financial architecture.
Terms: Aut | Units: 5

IPS 203: Issues in International Economics

Topics in international trade and international trade policy: trade, growth and poverty, regionalism versus multilateralism, the political economy of trade policy, trade and labor, trade and the environment, and trade policies for developing economies. Prerequisite: ECON 165, ECON 166.
Terms: Win | Units: 5

IPS 204A: Microeconomics (PUBLPOL 301A)

Microeconomic concepts relevant to decision making. Topics include: competitive market clearing, price discrimination; general equilibrium; risk aversion and sharing, capital market theory, Nash equilibrium; welfare analysis; public choice; externalities and public goods; hidden information and market signaling; moral hazard and incentives; auction theory; game theory; oligopoly; reputation and credibility.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4
Instructors: Bulow, J. (PI)

IPS 204B: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Evaluation (PUBLPOL 301B)

Ex ante and ex post evaluation of projects and policies, value of life calculations, and welfare evaluation of public and private decisions. Welfare measures; tradeoffs between efficiency and equity. Second best. Statistical decision theory. Use of incentives in implementing policies. Relationship between microeconomic analysis and public policy making. Economic rationales for policy interventions. Economic models of politics and application to policy making. Relationship of income distribution to policy choice.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4
Instructors: Lim, C. (PI)

IPS 205A: Foundations Of Statistical Inference (PUBLPOL 303A)

(Same as LAW 362.) Statistical background and introduction to regression. Topics include hypothesis testing, linear regression, nearest-neighbors regression, and other statistical concepts. Hands-on empirical analysis using popular statistical packages. Goal is to analyze empirical studies, conduct empirical research, and to crossexamine or work with statistical experts.
Terms: Aut | Units: 4
Instructors: Strnad, J. (PI)

IPS 205B: Econometrics (PUBLPOL 303B)

(Same as LAW 366.) Descriptive statistics. Regression analysis. Hypothesis testing. Analysis of variance. Heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, errors in variables, simultaneous equations. The construction and use of models for analyzing economic and social phenomena. Bayesian analysis. Univariate and bivariate analysis. Simple regression model. Multiple regression model. Inference and heteroskedasticity. Linear probability model. Instrumental variables. Maximum likelihood methods. Measurement of social and political attitudes and ideologies. Statistical analysis of large data sets.
Terms: Win | Units: 4
Instructors: Strnad, J. (PI)

IPS 206A: Politics and Collective Action (POLISCI 331S, PUBLPOL 304A)

Classic theories for why collective action problems occur and how they can be solved. Politics of aggregating individual decisions into collective action, including voting, social protest, and competing goals and tactics of officials, bureaucrats, interest groups, and other stakeholders. Economic, distributive, and moral frameworks for evaluating collective action processes and outcomes. Applications to real-world policy problems involving collective action.
Instructors: Stone, P. (PI)

IPS 206B: Organizations (PUBLPOL 304B)

Policy reform and organizational resistance. Organizations include government and other bureaucracies such as not-for-profit schools, universities, hospitals, international organizations, political parties, and agencies. Hubris and policy making, including pathologies of decision making and planning, abuse of intelligence, biased information, overselling to publics, lack of knowledge about context, and unintended consequences.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4

IPS 207: Governance, Corruption, and Development

The role of governance in the growth and development experience across countries emphasizing the economies of corruption. The concept and measurement of governance. Theory and evidence on the impact of corruption on growth and development outcomes, including investment, international trade and financial flows, human capital accumulation, poverty and income inequality. The cultural, economic, and political determinants of corruption and policy implications for improving governance. Prerequisite: ECON 50.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5
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