Track Public Policy & Management Faculty of

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Track Public Policy & Management Faculty of Economics & Business 2 Rationale Source: Porter, Michael E. (1990). The competitive advantage of nations. Macmillan. Economists and managerial approaches of business put great weight on state action and the polity Doing business is to a large extent determined by government action Porter’s Diamond Model may serve as an illustration Faculty of Economics & Business 3 Rationale Two elementary motivations, one free extra Understand policy effects on business: ‘doing business’ Work for government / non-profit / lobbying: ‘doing policy’ Hands-on methodological training allowing you to do research Basic goal: understand, manage, and evaluate policy with hands-on knowledge and skills: Generic in areas of public policy, with stress on socio-economic issues Specific economic and economists’ perspective Tailor programme to your prospective career elementary motivations an extra for free Faculty of Economics & Business 4 Rationale Doing business Starting point: underestimation of the role of the public sphere in business Learn to understand the economic and business relevance of government Overall, you already have good skills in management – remains to apply it to regulation Doing policy Starting point: general dearth of economic / managerial background in public sector Also: influencing policy Learn about policy, evaluation of programs, and policy management Faculty of Economics & Business 5 Future career opportunities Prepares for positions that relate to policy and public administration Corporate: sectors that strongly depend on policy (from real estate over healthcare to the military) Consulting, both servicing firms and public administrations Management in business demanding some insight into government functioning In public administration (EU, international, national, local) Lobbying Business or non-profit jobs servicing public administrations Depending on your ambitions, we advise fine-tuning your profile with a strategic choice of electives (12 study points) Opportunity to study European institutions and decision-making Three courses (6 credits each) are compulsory Economics of the public sector Policy Evaluation Policy, Economy, and Society All make use of (partial) continuous assessment (paper, presentations, reviewing fellow students’ work, class discussions) Semester 1 courses: also written exam Professors: policy-oriented research profile, quite a bit of hands-on advisory policy experience Courses: core SEMESTER 1 Economics of the Public Sector (prof. M. Maes & T. Van Puyenbroeck) Economic framework for government interference in a market economy, as well as potential reasons for government failure Discussion of typical (EU/national) budget framework and components Measurement and evaluation of redistributive effects & welfare costs of taxes and