Learning path

Policy and Markets

Learners ready to evaluate public choices through incentives, incidence, and evidence.

5-7 hours · Self-paced

What you will be able to do

Identify winners and losers, test policy mechanisms, and expose data limitations.

Recommended learning order

  1. 1Public Finance
  2. 2Behavioral Economics
  3. 3Health Insurance
  4. 4Education Human Capital
  5. 5Housing Cities

Tools, labs, and cases

Water Pricing DroughtOpen activity →Platform Gig WorkOpen activity →Innovation Patents RdOpen activity →

Complete the path

Capstone task

Choose a policy and assess incentives, trade-offs, beneficiaries, costs, and evidence limits.

  • State the economic question.
  • Use one concept and one piece of evidence.
  • Identify a trade-off or limitation.