PAI 300 Economics for Policy Analysis

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.

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 understand the material.

About Flash Talks

Guidelines for flash talks.

Excel Certification

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

How to Count This Course Toward the PST Economics Requirement

It's a very straightforward petition.

Khan Academy Module on Factoring

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

Math Quick Reference Guide

Quick reference on key math concepts used in the class.

Notation

A quick reference list of names, abbreviations and symbols.

Quick Tips on Writing Policy Memos

A few Do's and Don'ts about writing policy memos.