ECON 1814 - Small Differences that Matter: Public Policy Comparisons between Canada and the United States

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

This course explores the impacts from 'small differences' in policies between Canada and the United States. Topics include social insurance programs, regulation, taxation, unionization, education, and immigration. Each comparison involves first describing stylized facts and statistics for both countries, and second critically assessing recent empirical research. The course is designed to engage students in the debate over tradeoffs from key policy options, and to expose them to approaches to program evaluation for generating convincing conclusions.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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