Abstract

This article’s authors offer an organizational framework for an economics capstone course focused on analyzing current public economic policy issues. In this course, thesis topics often include public issues such as city planning, health care, transportation, education, law, the environment, and monetary and fiscal policies. The authors provide practical guidance on the development and organization of such a policy course, discuss course assignments and assessment tools, and offer advice on how to deal with potential challenges. They argue that a properly designed policy-oriented capstone course is well-suited for facilitating students’ achievement of most of the highest Hansen’s proficiencies in economics. It also may help students to gain a head start in a career in the related fields of public policy and public administration.

摘要

本文的作者提供了一个经济学框架课程的组织框架，该课程的重点是分析当前的公共经济政策问题。在本课程中，论文主题通常包括公共问题，例如城市规划，医疗保健，交通，教育，法律，环境以及货币和财政政策。作者为此类政策课程的开发和组织提供了实践指导，讨论了课程分配和评估工具，并就如何应对潜在挑战提供了建议。他们认为，设计合理的政策导向的顶峰课程非常适合于促进学生取得汉森大学最高级的经济学水平。它还可以帮助学生在公共政策和公共管理相关领域的职业中抢先一步。