Course # 36055 Specialization Municipal Finance This ten-week course will focus on understanding state and local accounting through the perspective of a policy student, not an MBA student. It will address questions regarding where to find financial information detailing government activities and how to interpret data. Students will be introduced to fundamental concepts of accounting with a particular focus on the practical meaning of financial data. Students will become familiar with commonly utilized public documents to analyze and understand state and local government finance and be encouraged to seek additional sources of information. Using class discussion as a primer, students will be required to study individual public sector organizations and present an opinion on financial health based on terms learned throughout the course and class discussion. Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States
October 12, 2022 Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit: Public Finance and Budgeting with Professor Justin Marlowe
July 25, 2022 Q&A: Justin Marlowe on How the Largest Infrastructure Bill Since the Eisenhower Administration Is Playing Out