Course: Quantitative Policy Analysis for Development

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Course title Quantitative Policy Analysis for Development
Course code MRS/WG9
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sassi Maria, prof.
  • Šafaříková Simona, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course introduces solutions to policy development problems through analytical techniques and practical tools appropriate to professional work. Students also learn how conclusions may be drawn from such analyses. Appropriate software such as GAMS, GITAP and Excel are used. The course is taught within the EMJMD IDS (Glodep, http://glodep.eu/) program at University of Pavia (Pavia, Italy).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The course provides an introduction to quantitative methods commonly used in policy analysis.
The course provides students knowledge and skills to analyze development policy.
Prerequisites
-

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

written exam, attendance
Recommended literature
  • Maria Sassi. (2013). Technical Issues for Modelling Economic Partial Equilibrium Problems with GAMS.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Global Development Policy (2021) Category: Social sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter