The Economics of Public Policy Issue

The Economics of Public Policy Issue

Osher Online | Available (Membership Required)

U of A Fayetteville, AR 72701 United States
Online Through Zoom
Open to Current OLLI Members ONLY!
Tuesday, July 8, 2025-Tuesday, August 12, 2025
12:00 PM-1:30 PM on Tue
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$65.00

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The Economics of Public Policy Issue

Osher Online | Available (Membership Required)

Economics plays a central role in shaping every aspect of society. This course examines a series of prominent policy issues with economics at their core. We will explore the origins of these issues, the underlying data and evidence, and the policy tools available to address them. Each lecture will be standalone, delivered by a subject matter expert with a Ph.D. in economics. Potential topics include climate change, healthcare economics, economic inequality, and more, with final selections based on the most relevant and timely issues at the start of the course.


Class schedule: Live lecture will take place on Tuesdays via ZOOM

Tuesday, July 8, Live lecture 1
Tuesday, July 15, Live lecture 2
Tuesday, July 22, Live lecture 3
Tuesday, July 29, Live lecture 4
Tuesday, August 5, Live lecture 5
Tuesday, August 12, Live lecture 6

  • As this class is delivered by the National Resource Center for OLLIs (NRC) at Northwestern University, you will receive a welcome email from?osheronline@northwestern.edu.? The email will include your credentials (username & password) as well as a hyperlink to the Osher Online Website through which you will access your course website. Please save the link once you receive it. Multi-session courses will use this same link each week.   


    The Economics of Public Policy Issues
Woglom, Geof
Geof Woglom

Geof Woglom, PhD is professor emeritus of economics at Amherst College, where he taught for over 40 years. He has held visiting positions at Cambridge, Harvard, and the London School of Economics. Woglom was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town and at Nanjing University. Over his career, he has served as an economic consultant for the International Monetary Fund, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Federal Reserve
Bank of Boston.