ECON 3363 Micro Public Policy Analysis

Name: Micro Public Policy Analysis
Rating: 4.81 (173 reviews)

Enrollment limited; significant writing/research component. This is a seminar on the economic analysis of current microeconomic public policy issues. During the first half of the course, students will read and discuss articles on selected topics and prepare first drafts of papers on topics of their choice. The second half of the course will be run like a professional economics conference. Students will read and critique others' papers, present their drafts to the class, and revise their papers on the basis of the comments received.

Course overview

Department: Economics
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites: ECON2201 or ECON2203

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Requirements fulfilled

Economics B.A.: Economics elective options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Official evaluation summary

4.81 / 5

Based on 173 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Joseph Quinn
Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.88/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Joseph Quinn · Gasson Hall 310 TuTh 10:30AM-11:45AM · Offered