PS 625Economics and Public Policy I
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Public Service
PS 625 as listed in the Winter 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
This course teaches students fundamental principles of microeconomics with an emphasis on cost-benefit analysis. Topics covered may include demand and supply, pareto-efficiency, surplus and deadweight loss, discounting, time-stream evaluation and investment criteria, the measurement of welfare change, shadow prices, and the valuation of intangibles. In order to ensure policy relevance, Treasury Board of Canada guidelines are used as a template for cost-benefit analysis techniques.
Prerequisites
- Enrolled in Master of Public Service (MPS), or Master of Public Service (MPS)-Co-op
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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