Business Economics and Public Policy Program

The Business Economics and Public Policy concentration provides skills and insights that are useful to future consultants, private and public managers, lawyers, economists, political scientists, and policy analysts. The concentration combines elements of economic and political analysis in order to understand the interactions between markets and government activity (public policy and management), political processes (political economy), as well as risk management. The concentration also provides a firm base for graduate study in law, economics, public policy, and political science.

Requirements: The BEPP concentration has three requirements:

1. Take four courses out of the fundamentals and electives below.
2. At least one course must be a fundamental.  Students are free to take more fundamentals courses, in which case they count towards the four courses.
3. At least three courses have to be BEPP courses.

Business Economics and Public Policy Fundamentals. Students must take at least one of

BEPP 2010: Public Finance and Policy
BEPP 2840: Game Theory for Business and Life
BEPP 3050: Risk Management

Business Economics and Public Policy Electives.

BEPP 2020: Consumer Financial Decisions Making
BEPP 2030: Business in the Global Political Environment
BEPP 2060: Urban Public Policy & Private Development
BEPP 2080: Housing Markets
BEPP 2100: Firms, Markets and Public Policy
BEPP 2120: Economic Analysis of Law
BEPP 2200: Behavioral Economics
BEPP 2300: Urban Fiscal Policy
BEPP 2330: Consumers, Firms & Markets in Developing Countries
BEPP 2360: International Housing Comparisons
BEPP 2610: Risk Analysis and Environmental Management
BEPP 2630: Environmental and Energy Economics and Policy
BEPP 2640: Climate and Financial Markets
BEPP 2650: Economics of Diversity
BEPP 2800: Applied Data Analysis
BEPP 2890: Nations, Politics and Markets
BEPP 4510: Fundamentals of Actuarial Science I
HCMG 2020: The Economics and Financing of Health Care Delivery
HCMG 2500: The Affordable Care Act and the Future of The American Health Care System
HCMG 3020: The Economics and Financing of Health Care Delivery
HCMG 3520: Healthcare Services Delivery: A Managerial Economic Approach
FNCE 2050: Investment Management
FNCE 2060: Financial Derivatives
OIDD 2900: Decision Processes
OIDD 3140: Enabling Technologies
REAL 2150: Urban Real Estate Economics

TRACKS

Students are free to choose any courses, as long as they fulfill the three requirements above. In addition, we have three informal suggested tracks. The tracks are coherent course combinations with a particular focus. The tracks are not constraints on what course combinations are possible. Instead, these are suggestions to help students choose their path.

Business Economics Track geared towards students who want to go into business, consulting or finance.

Fundamental: BEPP 2840 – Game Theory for Business and Life

Electives:
Data:
o BEPP 2800: Applied Data Analysis
Behavior:
o BEPP 2200: Behavioral Economics
International markets:
o BEPP 2030: Business in the Global Political Environment
o BEPP 2330: Consumers, Firms & Markets in Developing Countries
Specific markets:
o BEPP 2010: Public Finance and Policy
o BEPP 2020: Consumer Financial Decisions Making
o BEPP 2060: Urban Public Policy & Private Development
o BEPP 2080: Housing Markets
o BEPP 2360: International Housing Comparisons
o BEPP 2630: Environmental & Energy Economics and Policy
o BEPP 2640: Climate and Financial Markets
o HCMG 2020: The Economics and Financing of Health Care Delivery
o HCMG 3020: The Economics and Financing of Health Care Delivery
o OIDD 3140: Enabling Technologies
o OIDD 4900: Science of Behavior Change
o REAL 2150: Urban Real Estate Economics

Insurance and Risk Management Track geared towards students who have an interest in risk and insurance, possibly in combination with a finance concentration.

Fundamental: BEPP 3050: Risk Management

Electives:
Data:
o BEPP 2800: Applied Data Analysis
o BEPP 4510: Fundamentals of Actuarial Science I
Environment:
o BEPP 2610: Risk Analysis and Environmental Management
Risk and Decision Making in Specific Contexts:
o BEPP 2020: Consumer Financial Decisions Making
o FNCE 2050: Investment Management
o FNCE 2170: Financial Derivatives
o HCMG 2020: Economics and Financing of Health Care
o HCMG 3520: Healthcare Services Delivery: A Managerial Economic Approach
o OIDD 2900: Decision Processes

Public Policy Track geared towards students with interests in law, government, or public policy organizations such as think tanks and NGOs.

Fundamental: BEPP 2010: Public Finance and Policy

Electives:
Data:
o BEPP 2800: Applied Data Analysis
Development economics and international policy:
o BEPP 2030: Business in the Global Political Environment
o BEPP 2330: Consumers, Firms & Markets in Developing Countries
Urban policy:
o BEPP 2060: Urban Public Policy & Private Development
o BEPP 2080: Housing Markets
o BEPP 2300: Urban Fiscal Policy
o BEPP 2360: International Housing Comparisons
o REAL 2150: Urban Real Estate Economics
Energy policy:
o BEPP 2610: Risk Analysis and Environmental Management
o BEPP 2630: Environmental & Energy Economics and Policy
Healthcare policy:
o HCMG 2020: The Economics and Financing of Health Care Delivery
o HCMG 2500: The Affordable Care Act and the Future of The American Health Care System
o HCMG 3020: The Economics and Financing of Health Care Delivery
o HCMG 3520: Healthcare Services Delivery: A Managerial Economic Approach
Other:
o BEPP 2120: Economic Analysis of Law
o BEPP 2650: Economics of Diversity

Questions? Contact the Business Economics and Public Policy advisor.

Overview

The minor in American Public Policy enables undergraduates interested in American Public Policy to construct an integrated program across the University. The minor — for students who do not major or concentrate in PSCI or BEPP — requires six courses, three from each department, in addition to the course work required for their major or concentration. The courses include the following:

Courses

Political Science (3 courses)

Political Science Core

• PSCI 1300 (mandatory)

Students must select any two other American Politics subfield courses, e.g., 1310, 1350, 1360, 1390, 2300, 2310, 2320, 2330, 2340, 2350, 2360, 2370,  2400, 2410, 2430, 2710, 2720, 3300, 3350, 4330, 4340, 4360, 4370, 5350

Questions?  Contact the Political Science Department.

Business Economics and Public Policy (3 courses)

Policy Analysis Core

• BEPP 2010 (mandatory)

Students must select any two other BEPP courses from the following course list:

• BEPP courses

Questions? Contact the Business Economics and Public Policy advisor.