PAI 723 Economics for Public Decisions

General Information, Textbook, Software, and Requirements

General information you may need at the beginning of the semester.

Course Outline

The list of the topics to be covered in class this semester including links to optional exercises.

Materials from Class

Copies of notes and other materials from class sessions.

Exams from Previous Semesters

These exams are a good guide to the questions that will be asked on exams this semester. Most people find it very helpful to do some of them for practice. They include "check your work" answers or detailed solutions.

The exercises available from the links below are also available through the "Course Outline" page under individual topics.  That's probably a better way to get to them. They're listed here as well in case that's convenient.

Economic Skills Project

Exercises with detailed explanations and some videos.

Five Minute Exercises

Very short practice exercises designed to be done in 5 minutes or so.

Supplementary Exercises

Other exercises you may want to do to help prepare for exams.

Notation

A quick reference list of names, abbreviations and symbols.

Materials on Memos from Colloquium

Presentation and materials from the MPA colloquium session.

Tips on Writing a Policy Memo

There's no single formula for writing an effective policy memo because every policy is different. However, here are a few guidelines that may help.

More Tips on Writing a Policy Memo

Here are a few additional Do's and Don'ts about writing policy memos.

Macrosoft

An interactive monopoly simulation game.

Excel Certification

Maxwell and Arts and Sciences sponsor a free Excel Certification program.

Khan Academy Module on Factoring

Very handy if you're rusty on factoring algebraic expressions.