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American Economic Policy
API 126

Jointly Offered with: Faculty of Arts & Sciences as ECON 1420

Course Information

Description

Analyzes major issues in American economic policy, including national savings, taxation, health care, Social Security, budget policy, monetary and fiscal policy, and exchange rate management. Current economic issues and policy options are discussed in detail and in the context of current academic thinking.

Course Notes

Prerequisites: Econ. 10a and 10b; API-101; or permission of instructor. Also offered by the Economics Department as Ec 1420. Please note, this is a jointly offered course hosted by another Harvard school and, accordingly, students must adhere to the academic and attendance policies of that school.

School Harvard Kennedy School
Credits 4
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Department HKS Government
Course Component Lecture
Instruction Mode In Person
Grading Basis HKS Letter Graded
Course Requirements Prerequisite: API-101 OR API-109
Academic Areas Markets, Business, and Government