ECON 205 Workshop in Policy Analysis
| ECON 205 Syllabus (Spring 2021) |
Peer Reviewed Articles
Introduction to Policy Analysis
Banzhaf, H. Spencer, and Randall P. Walsh. 2008. "Do People Vote with Their Feet? An Empirical Test of Tiebout."American Economic Review.
Meltzer, Allan, and Scott Richard. 1981. "A Rational Theory of the Size of Government." Journal of Political Economy.
Public Choice and Institutional Economics
Lucas, Gary and Slavisa Tasic. 2015. “Behavioral Public Choice and the Law.” West Virginia Law Review 118. http://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1720&context=facscholar
Kosfeld, Michael, Akira Okada, and Arno Riedl. 2009. "Institution Formation in Public Goods Games." American Economic Review.
Urban Planning
Glaeser, Edward L, Joseph Gyourko, and Raven Saks, 2005. "Why Is Manhattan So Expensive? Regulation and the Rise in Housing Prices," The Journal of Law and Economics.
Jackson, Kristoffer. 2016. “Do land use regulations stifle residential development? Evidence from California cities.” Journal of Urban Economics.
Housing and Zoning
Fischel, William A. 2004. “An Economic History of Zoning and a Cure for Its Exclusionary Effects,” Urban Studies.
Quigley, John M. and Steven Raphael. 2005. “Regulation and the High Cost of Housing in California,” American Economic Review
Transportation
Flyvbjerg, Bent, Mette Skamris Holm, and Søren Buhl, 2002. “Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects,” Journal of the American Planning Association.
Winston, Clifford . 2013. “On the Performance of the U.S. Transportation System: Caution Ahead,” Journal of Economic Literature.
Labor Markets
Acemogulu, Daron and Pascual Restrepo. 2018. “The Race between Man and Machine: Implications of Technology for Growth, Factor Shares, and Employment.” American Economic Review.
Krueger, Alan, and Andreas Mueller. 2012. “The Lot of the Unemployed: A Time Use Perspective.” Journal of the European Economic Association.
Health Economics
Akerlof, George A. 1970. “The Market for ‘Lemons’: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics.
Currie, Janet, and W. Bentley MacLeod. 2008. “First Do No Harm? Tort Reform and Birth Outcomes.” Quarterly Journal of Economics
Tariffs and Trade Wars
Amiti, Mary, Stephen J. Redding, and David E. Weinstein. 2019. "The Impact of the 2018 Tariffs on Prices and Welfare." Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Etkesa, Haggay and Assaf Zimring. 2015. "When trade stops: Lessons from the Gaza blockade 2007–2010" Journal of International Economics.
Public Finance
Kollias, Christos, George Manolas, and Suzanna-Maria Paleologouc. 2006. "Military expenditure and government debt in Greece: Some preliminary empirical findings" Defense and Peace Economics.
Young, C., and Varner, C. 2011. “Millionaire Migration and State Taxation of Top Incomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment.” National Tax Journal.
Courts and Policing
Anwar, S., Bayer, P., & Hjalmarsson, R. 2012. “The Impact of Jury Race in Criminal Trials.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics.
Klick, J. and A. Tabarrok. 2005. “Using Terror Alert Levels to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime.” Journal of Law and Economics.
Prohibition
Benson, Bruce L. and David W. Rasmussen. 1996. "Predatory Public Finance and the Origins of the War on Drugs: 1984–1989." The Independent Review.
Miron, J. 1999. "Violence and the U.S. Prohibitions of Drugs and Alcohol". American Law and Economics Review.
Banzhaf, H. Spencer, and Randall P. Walsh. 2008. "Do People Vote with Their Feet? An Empirical Test of Tiebout."American Economic Review.
Meltzer, Allan, and Scott Richard. 1981. "A Rational Theory of the Size of Government." Journal of Political Economy.
Public Choice and Institutional Economics
Lucas, Gary and Slavisa Tasic. 2015. “Behavioral Public Choice and the Law.” West Virginia Law Review 118. http://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1720&context=facscholar
Kosfeld, Michael, Akira Okada, and Arno Riedl. 2009. "Institution Formation in Public Goods Games." American Economic Review.
Urban Planning
Glaeser, Edward L, Joseph Gyourko, and Raven Saks, 2005. "Why Is Manhattan So Expensive? Regulation and the Rise in Housing Prices," The Journal of Law and Economics.
Jackson, Kristoffer. 2016. “Do land use regulations stifle residential development? Evidence from California cities.” Journal of Urban Economics.
Housing and Zoning
Fischel, William A. 2004. “An Economic History of Zoning and a Cure for Its Exclusionary Effects,” Urban Studies.
Quigley, John M. and Steven Raphael. 2005. “Regulation and the High Cost of Housing in California,” American Economic Review
Transportation
Flyvbjerg, Bent, Mette Skamris Holm, and Søren Buhl, 2002. “Underestimating Costs in Public Works Projects,” Journal of the American Planning Association.
Winston, Clifford . 2013. “On the Performance of the U.S. Transportation System: Caution Ahead,” Journal of Economic Literature.
Labor Markets
Acemogulu, Daron and Pascual Restrepo. 2018. “The Race between Man and Machine: Implications of Technology for Growth, Factor Shares, and Employment.” American Economic Review.
Krueger, Alan, and Andreas Mueller. 2012. “The Lot of the Unemployed: A Time Use Perspective.” Journal of the European Economic Association.
Health Economics
Akerlof, George A. 1970. “The Market for ‘Lemons’: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics.
Currie, Janet, and W. Bentley MacLeod. 2008. “First Do No Harm? Tort Reform and Birth Outcomes.” Quarterly Journal of Economics
Tariffs and Trade Wars
Amiti, Mary, Stephen J. Redding, and David E. Weinstein. 2019. "The Impact of the 2018 Tariffs on Prices and Welfare." Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Etkesa, Haggay and Assaf Zimring. 2015. "When trade stops: Lessons from the Gaza blockade 2007–2010" Journal of International Economics.
Public Finance
Kollias, Christos, George Manolas, and Suzanna-Maria Paleologouc. 2006. "Military expenditure and government debt in Greece: Some preliminary empirical findings" Defense and Peace Economics.
Young, C., and Varner, C. 2011. “Millionaire Migration and State Taxation of Top Incomes: Evidence from a Natural Experiment.” National Tax Journal.
Courts and Policing
Anwar, S., Bayer, P., & Hjalmarsson, R. 2012. “The Impact of Jury Race in Criminal Trials.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics.
Klick, J. and A. Tabarrok. 2005. “Using Terror Alert Levels to Estimate the Effect of Police on Crime.” Journal of Law and Economics.
Prohibition
Benson, Bruce L. and David W. Rasmussen. 1996. "Predatory Public Finance and the Origins of the War on Drugs: 1984–1989." The Independent Review.
Miron, J. 1999. "Violence and the U.S. Prohibitions of Drugs and Alcohol". American Law and Economics Review.
