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Affiliations: Resources for the Future; National Bureau of Economic Research; Regulatory Policy Program; Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government; Taubman Center for State and Local Government; Harvard Project on Climate Agreements; Harvard Environmental Economics Program; Harvard University Center for the Environment; Graduate Consortium on Energy and the Environment

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API-102C Economic Analysis of Public Policy

This course builds on API-101 to develop microeconomic tools of analysis for policy problems through various policy applications. The course is broadly focused on evaluating the rationale for government intervention in the economy and evaluating the efficiency, incentive, and distributional effects of government policies. The C section focuses on applications at the nexus of business and government, including energy policy, competition policy, environmental regulation, financial markets, labor markets, public health and safety, and insurance markets. Prerequisite: API-101 or equivalent.

API-164 Energy Policy Analysis

This course provides an overview of energy policy issues with an emphasis on the analysis necessary to frame, design, and evaluate policy remedies to energy problems. The course is intended for doctoral students interested but not necessarily specializing in energy issues. The course is offered in support of the Harvard University Center for the Environment (HUCE) Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment. Prerequisites: Multivariate calculus. Permission of the instructor.