1. Introduction to Policy Analysis (Xuan Thanh)
a. What is policy analysis?
b. Process of doing policy analysisc
c. Thesis guide discussion and clarification
Required Readings:
1. Dunn, Chapter 1: The Process of Policy Analysis*Weimer and Vining, Chapter 2: What is Policy Analysis?* FETP, “Thesis Guide”
2. Weimer and Vining, Chapter 2: What is Policy Analysis?
3. FETP, “Thesis Guide”
a. How economists think about methodology
b. Macroeconomic policy researchc
c. Development policy research
Required Readings:
1. Nola Reinhardt (2008) “The Conundrum of Low Saving Rates in Latin America,” Development Policy Review, 26:6, 727-744.
Optinal Readings:
1. Deborah Fahy Bryceson, Annabel Bradbury and Trevor Bradbury (2008) “Roads to Poverty Reduction? Exploring Rural Roads’ Impact on Mobility in Africa and Asia,”
2. Development Policy Review, 2008, 26:4, 459-482.
3. Kevin D Hoover (2004) The Methodology of Empirical Macroeconomics, Cambridge University Press, Chapter 5 “Pragmatism, Realism and the Practice of Macroeconomics.”
4. Nanak Kakwani, Fabio Soares and Hyun H. Son (2006) “Cash Transfers for School-Age Children in African Countries: Simulation of Impacts on Poverty and School Attendance,” Development Policy Review, 24:5, 553-569.