Studying at York
Public Policy Analysis - ECO00039M
- Department: Economics and Related Studies
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Autumn Term 2022-23 to Spring Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
To survey the main economic concepts and principles used in the analysis of social policy and demonstrate how they can be applied in practice.
Module learning outcomes
On completing the module a student will be able to:
identify the economic aspects of social policy
understand the economic techniques used to analyse and appraise social policy
apply these techniques to current policy questions
reach an independent critical judgement about social policy matters
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Module feedback
Students will receive feedback on formative work submitted in tutorials and on summative assessments at the end of the marking process.
Indicative reading
Useful as preliminary background reading are:
N. Barr (2020), The Economics of the Welfare State, 6th edn, Oxford University Press.
Culyer, A.J., The Political Economy of Social Policy, Gregg Revivals, 1991.
Blakemore, K. and Griggs, E., Social Policy: An Introduction, 3rd edition, Open University Press, 2007 Ch. 2.