The Economic Analysis of Public Policy, Short Course | Part time online | King's College London | United Kingdom
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The Economic Analysis of Public Policy

1 months
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About

There are several key economic concepts that policymakers need to be able to understand and apply during the policy process, including devising policy, critiquing policy proposals and evaluating policy. The Economic Analysis of Public Policy at King's College London equips you with the key tools and methodologies needed to focus these concepts on their real-world application.

Overview

About the course

You will learn to navigate the common difficulties and pitfalls that arise in a policymaking and will study detailed policy-relevant analyses produced by professional economists and other analysts.

The Economic Analysis of Public Policy at King's College London will strengthen your analytical skills and enhance your performance at work. Notably, you will be able to assess the applicability of theoretical frameworks to real-life work situations, analyse and assess service provision from different perspectives, and devise policy solutions that make better use of economic data.

Programme Structure

What does this course cover?
  • Week 1: The role of economics in policymaking
  • In the first week we will examine the importance of economics to policymakers and how economics can be used to analyse policy proposals. We will investigate markets, understanding their role, in conjunction with the symbiotic role of government/law in creating and shaping markets.
  • Week 2: Examining inequality
  • The second week will focus on the distributional issues and inequality. We will consider why distributional issues matter to politicians and policymakers; and, why even conventional economics says inequality matters?
  • Week 3: Evaluating the impact of public policy
  • In the final week, we will turn our focus to programme or policy evaluation and examining the common pitfalls of commonplace methods of evaluation.

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 1 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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  • Available course dates: To be confirmed

Language

English

Credits

5 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
Upper Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • This short course is for mid-career professionals. Standard entry requirements are a 2:1 degree plus 3 years of relevant work experience.
  • Applicants without a 2:1 or higher degree are welcome to apply and typically require 5+ years of relevant work experience.

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    950 GBP/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 950 GBP for the full programme during 1 months.
  • National

    950 GBP/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 950 GBP for the full programme during 1 months.

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