Economics for Management and Public Policy

Level: Undergraduate, Graduate

Division: The New School for Public Engagement

School: Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy

Department: School-wide Core

Course Number: MEFI 5060

Course Format: Lecture

Location: NYC campus

Permission Required: No

Topics:

• Public Policy
• Management & Organizations
• Economics

Description:
This core course provides an understanding of basic economic principles, beginning with the core concepts of demand and supply, markets, and competition. It helps understand market failures and apply economic principles to policy problems such as the concentration of economic power and resources, social inequality, and protecting the environment. Throughout, the course explicitly examines the role of government and the tools available to policy-makers to influence markets. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer Term.)