Syllabus and course material submitted from Harold Pollack for a joint public policy and social service administration course that examines the intellectual bases and analytic tools for the professional practice of policy analysis, with an emphasis on economic policy analysis in the form of cost-benefit analysis, decision analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis. Many examples drawn from medicine and public health, which offer particularly clear application of the basic methods. However, content also draws upon examples and challenges from environmental policy, criminal justice, transportation, and welfare policy.

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