Course # 35240 Section Number 1 Day(s) F Time(s) 1:30pm-4:20pm Term Winter 2025 Specialization International Policy Social & Economic Inequality Gender and Policy Education Policy Course Instructor Anjali Adukia Syllabus Syllabus 1/10/25 Previously named Education in Developing Contexts. This course covers policy issues related to education, inequality, and economic development. We will analyze education policies and reforms from an economic perspective, review relevant research on each topic, and examine implications of the findings to policy and practice. Topics include understanding factors that influence educational decisions, provision of basic needs in schools, teacher pay and incentives, school choice, early childhood education, and education in emergency settings. Students must have completed PPHA 31102 Statistics for Data Analysis II as well as PPHA 32400 Principles of Microeconomics and Public Policy II or equivalent to enroll. It is also recommended that students have completed PPHA 34600 Program Evaluation. Notes Previously named Education in Developing Contexts. Course Prerequisite In order to register for this course you must have taken PPHA 31102 or PPHA 31302 or PPHA 42100 and PPHA 32400 or PPHA 32410 or PPHA 44200. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2025 Education, Inequality, and Economic Development Anjali Adukia Friday 1:30pm-4:20pm Syllabus Recent News More news Provost Katherine Baicker Honored with 2025 William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research Wed., May 28, 2025 Where Passion Meets Policy: The Story of Samantha Kent, AM’20 Tue., May 27, 2025 Student Profile: Sophie Lara, MACRM Class of 2027 Tue., May 20, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Thu., May 29, 2025 | 8:30 AM Get to Know Harris! Public Sector Scholarship Fri., May 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM Masterclass with Navin Kumar Tue., June 03, 2025 | 5:00 PM
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