PLCY640

Microeconomic and Policy Analysis

Restriction: Must be in a major in PLCY-School of Public Policy; or permission of PLCY-School of Public Policy. Credit only granted for: PLCY640 or PUAF640. Formerly: PUAF640. Applies intermediate microeconomic theory to public policy issues: resource allocation by firms and consumers; the response of economic agents to changes in incentives; market allocations in competitive and non-competitive environments; and market failures and government remedies. Uses extended case studies of particular issues in such areas as the environment (acid rain), international trade (tariffs), industry regulation (cable TV), and the provision of public goods (highways).

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.38 between 770 students*

PLCY640 Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 24.94%
A: 31.43%
A+: 5.06%
B-: 5.06%
B: 11.04%
B+: 14.03%
C-: 0.52%
C: 0.39%
C+: 0.65%
D+: 0.26%
F: 0.65%
W: 5.06%
other: 0.91%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.