Day(s) Tuesday Thursday Time(s) 2:40 PM - 4:00 PM Course # PPHA 31810 Term Fall 2020 Effective policies require a good understanding of the setting they aim to regulate. Knowing what are some of the possible unintended consequences can help to plan for them in the policy design stage. Behavioral responses of those that are affected by the policy can reduce its effectiveness, and even result in outcomes that are the opposite of the original goal. In this course, we will review different policies that did not succeed in achieving their intended targets because they did not fully consider what will happen in their aftermath. We will cover policies across a wide range of outcomes: health, energy and environment, development and aid, education, violence reduction, and labor markets. The goal is to understand what went wrong in each case, and to generalize lessons for future policy making. For each policy, we will start with the original problem it was trying to solve, cover some general theory and intuition around its proposed approach, and study a paper that empirically evaluated its impact. No textbook is required for this course. Grading is based on short weekly assignments, a 2-page midterm paper analyzing a currently discussed policy, and a final exam. Syllabus Notes Course sections will be offered remotely. Instructor(s) Eyal Frank Recent News Harris Professors Offer Advice to President Biden Wed., January 20, 2021 Stephanie Arias, Evening Master’s Program, Class of 2021 Wed., January 20, 2021 More news Upcoming Events EMP Admitted Student Virtual Happy Hour Thu., January 21, 2021 | 5:30 PM A link will be sent to registered guests Chicago, IL 60637 United States Evening Master's Program Virtual Lunch Information Session Fri., January 22, 2021 | 12:00 PM A link will be sent to registered guests. Chicago, IL 60637 United States More events