In my experience there is never data to implement economic models in this area, especially since with public services you often cannot measure output. You have to do case studies and analyze institutional aspects. You can get enough econ in public policy programs to work in this area. I suppose you could do pure theory with an econ degree.
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > Max Sawicky wrote: >> Re: comparing efficiency of public v private institutions, if you are >> talking about service provision, you don't want a degree in econ or >> finance. You want to do public administration with Donald Kettl (U of >> P), Gene Bardach (Berkeley), or John Donahue (Kennedy School/Harvard). >> >> I can't speak on finance. > > economics _can_ help, though I'd say that most economics graduate > programs won't do so. Most (perhaps the vast majority of) econ. grad > programs these days are (1) totally focused on very abstract > mathematical models; and/or (2) pushing the Gospel of the Invisible > Hand. UT Austin used to be a hotbed of Institutionalism, but I don't > think that's true any more. > > Finance seems even less likely, since it's not about public finance; > it's about financial markets. > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
