Adv Topic Economics Education

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course combines economic theory and empirical methods to study modern topics in the economics of education. These topics include different types of schooling including pre-kindergarten, k-12 schooling, and higher education. Students will learn economic models of schooling and will read empirical research that informs school policy. Students will practice using these tools in a variety of educational settings and become critical consumers of education policy arguments. Students will also write papers designed to be useful in economic policy debates about schooling.