Level 7 (MGIMO)

Credits: 2 ECTS

Module leader: Ming-Jin Jiang

Office hour: Fridays 12:00 to 14:00

Assessment methods

• A1 - In-class exercise (10%)
  

  • This assessment requires you to analyse whether a certain policy is necessary, and how it relates to the government’s objective function.

  • Marking Grids: A1_EPP_marking_grids(2).pdf
• A2 - In-class exercise (10%)
  • This assessment requires you to discuss the limitation and implications of the median voter theorem.
  • Marking Grids: A2_EPP_marking_grids_new(3).pdf
• A3 - In-class exercise (10%)
  • This assessment requires you to analyse whether a certain policy is necessary, and how it relates to the government’s objective function.
  • Marking Grids: A3_EPP_marking_grids(2).pdf
• A4 - Policy Analysis (70%)
  • Assessment Guidelines: Assessment_Guidelines_A4(7).pdf
  • Marking Grids: A4_EPP_marking_grids(2).pdf

Learning Outcome

At the end of the module you will be able to:

LO1. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of public economics and public finance (Assessment 1 and 4)

LO2. Critically evaluate the impacts and the effectiveness of a public policy taking into account all relevant information (Assessment 3 and 4)

LO3. Solve economic and public policy problems under various scenarios (Assessment 4)

LO4. Apply and manipulate economic models, and to read and communicate effectively the empirical literature, in the area of public policy (Assessment 2 and 4)

For more detail, please see the attached MSG: /files/100570/MGIMO_(L7)_S1_(IR)_EPP_MSG_AY2021-22.pdf