Use of data to evaluate public policy issues. Issues considered include the effect of having health insurance on health outcomes; the relationship between earning power and the type of college attended; charter schools and educational outcomes; the effect of an increase in the minimum wage on employment; and the welfare effects of bank bailouts. Only one of the following may be counted: Economics 353M, 361 (Topic: Empirical Public Economics), 361 (Topic 1) Three lecture hours a week for one semester.