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PAM 2000
Intermediate Microeconomics

Topics include theory of demand and consumer behavior including classical and indifference curve analyses; theories of production and cost; models for the following markets-competitive, monopoly, monopolistic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 13986 PAM 2000   LEC 001

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  • 13683 PAM 2000   DIS 201

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  • 14262 PAM 2000   DIS 203

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PAM 2030
Population and Public Policy

Examines from a demographic perspective family policies that concern children and adults. Toward this end, it considers the relationships between family policies and demographic behavior. It also addresses ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14249 PAM 2030   LEC 001

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PAM 2100
Introduction to Statistics

The course introduces students to standard methods of describing and analyzing data, probability theory, statistical inference, and ordinary least squares. Students will learn to describe data with summary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 13676 PAM 2100   LEC 001

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  • 13677 PAM 2100   DIS 201

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  • 13678 PAM 2100   DIS 202

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  • 13679 PAM 2100   DIS 203

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  • 13680 PAM 2100   DIS 204

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  • 13681 PAM 2100   DIS 205

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  • 13682 PAM 2100   DIS 206

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PAM 2550
Waiting for Superman? Perspectives on the Crisis in American K-12 Education

This course examines the widespread perception and the varied responses to the notion that the American K-12 education system is failing to adequately prepare its students. We review the structure of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2560

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16830 PAM 2550   LEC 001

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PAM 3040
Immigration and Public Policy

This course provides a broad overview of the major public policy issues concerning immigration to the U.S. The course reviews demographic, sociological, and economic perspectives on both the cause and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 3040

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14316 PAM 3040   LEC 001

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PAM 3100
Multiple Regression Analysis

Introduces basic econometric principles and the use of statistical procedures in empirical studies of economic models. Discusses assumptions, properties, and problems encountered in the use of multiple ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 14113 PAM 3100   LEC 001

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  • 14150 PAM 3100   DIS 200

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  • 14151 PAM 3100   DIS 201

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PAM 3130
Behavioral Economics and Public Policy

Standard economic theory assumes that individuals are rational decision-makers; however, that is often not the case in the real world. Behavioral economics uses findings from psychology to determine ways ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3670

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14425 PAM 3130   LEC 001

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PAM 3150
Social Welfare Policy in the United States

This course considers the historical evolution and contemporary challenges of social welfare policy in the US. We first examine social welfare provision from historical and comparative perspectives. We ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16841 PAM 3150   LEC 001

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PAM 3300
Cost-Benefit Analysis

In-depth treatment of methods for public policy analysis. The course focuses on cost-benefit analysis, a method grounded in microeconomics and applied welfare economics. Topics include market failures; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PAM 5300

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 14250 PAM 3300   LEC 001

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  • 14320 PAM 3300   DIS 201

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  • 14321 PAM 3300   DIS 202

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PAM 3370
Race and Public Policy

Provides an overview of perspectives used in sociological studies of race and ethnicity. Students read classic and contemporary research on racial and ethnic relations in the United States. The first part ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 3370

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14439 PAM 3370   LEC 001

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PAM 3550
Economics of Education

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 ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3760

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16847 PAM 3550   LEC 001

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PAM 3570
From HIV to Ebola: How People and Governments Respond to Health Crises

This course explores network and economic theories related to issues of international health and development. Students will learn theory and use it to evaluate international health and development policies. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16986 PAM 3570   LEC 001

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PAM 3780
Sick Around the World? Comparing Health Care Systems Around the World

This course provides an introduction into Comparative Health Care System Analysis. Using a unifying framework, students learn how to systematically analyze the institutional and organizational setup of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14424 PAM 3780   LEC 001

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  • Required Prerequisites: Introductory statistics (PAM 2100, 2101; AEM 2100; ECON 3190; ILRST 2100; MATH 1102; SOC 3010; STSCI 2100). Recommended Prerequisite: US Health Care System (PAM 2350).

PAM 3870
Economic Evaluations in Health Care

This course covers economic evaluation methods used for decisions in the health care sector and health policy.  Economic evaluations include cost analysis, cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 5870

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14450 PAM 3870   LEC 001

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PAM 3900
Key Management Issues in the Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industries

This course provides an overview of the key management issues facing the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.  The course perspective is global, with an emphasis on the U.S. as the largest and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 5900

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18224 PAM 3900   LEC 001

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PAM 4000
Directed Readings

For study that predominantly involves library research and independent reading. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13547 PAM 4000   IND 600

    • TBA

    • Musick, K

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

PAM 4010
Empirical Research

For study that predominantly involves data collection and analysis. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13565 PAM 4010   IND 600

    • TBA

    • Owens, E

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

PAM 4020
Supervised Fieldwork

For study that involves both responsible participation in a community setting and reflection on that experience through discussion, reading, and writing. Academic credit is awarded for this integration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13579 PAM 4020   IND 600

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

PAM 4030
Teaching Apprenticeship

For study that includes assisting faculty with instruction. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13596 PAM 4030   IND 600

    • TBA

    • Ziebarth, N

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

PAM 4080
Demographic Techniques II

This is the second course in the demographic techniques sequence. It has two foci. First, we will learn the basics of constructing single and multiple decrement life tables, along with extensions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 4080, DSOC 6080, PAM 6060

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17762 PAM 4080   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. A background in statistics will be helpful.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

PAM 4160
Ethnography of Poverty and Inequality

This course explores poverty and inequality in American society through the lens of ethnographic and other field-based research. We will read classic and contemporary texts which have shaped our understanding ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 4160

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14114 PAM 4160   LEC 001

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PAM 4990
Honors Program

Provides students with the opportunity to undertake basic or applied research that will be preparation of a thesis representing original work of publishable quality. Intended for students who desire the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13609 PAM 4990   IND 600

    • TBA

    • Nicholson, S

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

PAM 5280
Population Health for Health Managers

Provides students with training in the language, theories, concepts, methods, measurement, analysis, and implementation of population health. A framework of core functions and essential features of population ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14251 PAM 5280   LEC 001

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  • Enrollment limited to: Sloan students.

PAM 5300
Cost-Benefit Analysis

In-depth treatment of methods for public policy analysis. The course focuses on cost-benefit analysis, a method grounded in microeconomics and applied welfare economics. Topics include market failures; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PAM 3300

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17539 PAM 5300   LEC 001

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  • 18077 PAM 5300   DIS 201

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  • 18078 PAM 5300   DIS 202

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PAM 5334
Corporations, Shareholders, and Policy

The term "firm" has very broad usage. It refers to any organizational form that people use to create teams or groups that focus on achieving a specific purpose. Firms provide a structure through which ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16992 PAM 5334   LEC 001

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PAM 5470
Microeconomics for Management and Policy

Introduces microeconomic theory and its application to decision making in the management and policy arenas. Places special emphasis on the economic environment of health care organizations and the problems ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14306 PAM 5470   LEC 001

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  • Enrollment limited to Sloan students only.

PAM 5620
Finance

This course is a survey of topics in finance. It focuses on the mathematics of finance, valuation, the economics of managerial decisions, corporate financial policy, risk management, investments, and personal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEM 2241

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13906 PAM 5620   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: AEM 2100, AEM 1200 and AEM 2210 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to: Sloan Health Administration Masters Students only.
    For Sloan Program students only

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

PAM 5670
Health Policy

Addresses major health policy issues and the critical processes that influence them. Focuses primarily on the United States, with some coverage of health policy in other countries. Topics include Medicare, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14307 PAM 5670   LEC 001

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  • Enrollment limited to: Sloan students only.

PAM 5740
Short Course in Fundamentals of Health Facility Planning for Managers

Provides M.H.A. and other students who may be interested in careers in health care management with a basic familiarity regarding some of the concepts and terminology related to health facility planning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 13544 PAM 5740   LEC 001

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PAM 5760
Long-Term Care and Lifestyle Alternatives for the Older Adult

Provides students exposure to, and fosters critical thinking about, policy and operational issues related to health care and living alternatives for the well, near frail, and frail older adult. Preliminary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 13545 PAM 5760   LEC 001

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    • Feb 20, 2015

    • Weidner, M

  • Friday meeting held in Kendal at Ithaca. Saturday's class will be held on campus.

PAM 5870
Economic Evaluations in Health Care

This course covers economic evaluation methods used for decisions in the health care sector and health policy. Economic evaluations include cost analysis, cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3870

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14451 PAM 5870   LEC 001

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PAM 5900
Special Topics in Health Administration and Finance

A special topics course specifically designed for students in the Sloan Program in Health Administration. Possible multiple offerings using adjunct faculty teaching in areas of expertise not covered in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Big Data in Healthcare

  • 17522 PAM 5900   LEC 002

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  • Enrollment limited to Sloan and Johnson graduate students or with permission of Julie Carmalt (JHC48@cornell.edu). Class will also include one 1.5 hour follow up Q&A via web (TBA).

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3900

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Key Mgmt Issues-Pharmaceutical & Biotech Industry

  • 18137 PAM 5900   LEC 003

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PAM 5952
Field Study in Health Administration and Planning

Students interested in developing administrative and program-planning research skills are given an opportunity to evaluate an ongoing phase of health care agency activity in the light of sound administrative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13987 PAM 5952   LEC 001

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    • TBA

    • Sherman, M

PAM 5990
Challenges and Trends in the Health Services Industry

Provides students with information and exposure to current and emerging issues in the health services industry. Topics may include financial management of health care facilities, human resource management, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/UnSat

  • 13546 PAM 5990   LEC 001

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PAM 6000
Special Problems for Graduate Students

Independent advanced work by graduate students recommended by their chair and approved by the department chair and the instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14098 PAM 6000   IND 626

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14173 PAM 6000   IND 627

    • TBA

    • Avery, R

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14176 PAM 6000   IND 628

    • TBA

    • Hollis, B

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13625 PAM 6000   IND 600

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    • TBA

    • White, W

PAM 6060
Demographic Techniques II

This is the second course in the demographic techniques sequence. It has two foci. First, we will learn the basics of constructing single and multiple decrement life tables, along with extensions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 4080, DSOC 6080, PAM 4080

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14300 PAM 6060   LEC 001

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  • Prerequisites: Graduate standing. A background in statistics will be helpful.

PAM 6360
Race, Immigration, and the Family

The racial and ethnic composition of developed nations has changed dramatically over the past few decades, as a result of immigration and fertility decline. This graduate seminar explores the impacts these ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14428 PAM 6360   SEM 101

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PAM 6420
Health Economics II

Covers microeconomic theory and its applications to health and health care markets. Topics include consumer demand for health and health behaviors, the supply side of health promotion, the industrial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 6420

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14116 PAM 6420   LEC 001

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PAM 6820
Linear Models

This course provides an in-depth examination of linear modeling. We begin with the basics of linear regression, including estimation, statistical inference, and model assumptions. We then review several ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 6020

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17519 PAM 6820   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  • 17960 PAM 6820   DIS 201

    • F

    • Staff

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

PAM 6900
Professional Seminar in Public Policy

This proseminar introduces new graduate students to the field of PAM. Students read and discuss research papers by PAM faculty as well as other readings that provide an overview of the field of policy ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18276 PAM 6900   SEM 101

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PAM 6970
Empirical Public Finance and Taxation

The principal objective of this course is to explore empirical evidence on the role of government intervention in the economy. The focus of the course will be on reading important papers and learning techniques ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 6970

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 14444 PAM 6970   LEC 001

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PAM 8990
Master's Thesis and Research

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13951 PAM 8990   IND 610

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    • TBA

    • Trochim, W

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13952 PAM 8990   IND 611

  •  
    • TBA

    • Nicholson, S

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13953 PAM 8990   IND 612

  •  
    • TBA

    • Ehrenberg, R

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13648 PAM 8990   IND 600

  •  
    • TBA

    • Cawley, J

PAM 9990
Doctoral Thesis and Research

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13949 PAM 9990   IND 620

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    • TBA

    • Lichter, D

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14157 PAM 9990   IND 621

    • TBA

    • Nicholson, S

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13657 PAM 9990   IND 600

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    • TBA

    • Tennyson, S