Economic Policy Specialism

Students must pass two of the following three courses to qualify for this specialism.

PP410 Public Economics for Public Policy (0.5) ^{# A}

PP418 Globalisation and Economic Policy (0.5) ^{# B}

PP419 Advanced Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis (0.5) ^{# C}

International Development Specialism

PP448 International Political Economy and Development (0.5)

PP449 Comparative Political Economy and Development (0.5)

PP454 Development Economics (1.0) ^{# D}

Inequality and Poverty Specialism

PP4X6 Welfare Analysis and Measurement (1.0)

Social Impact Specialism

PP452 Applying Behavioural Economics for Social Impact: Design, Delivery, Evaluation and Policy (0.5) ^{# E}

PP4J2 New Institutions of Public Policy: Strategic Philanthropy, Impact Investment and Social Enterprise (0.5) ^F

International Political Economy Specialism

PP418 Globalisation and Economic Policy (0.5) ^{# G}

PP448 International Political Economy and Development (0.5)

Courses not contributing to a specialism

FM471 Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing (0.5) ^#

PP406 Philosophy for Public Policy (0.5)

PP411A Political Entrepreneurship (0.5)

PP411W Political Economy Applications for Public Policy (0.5) ^#

PP412 Cold War II? Public Policy Implications of US-China Relations in the 2020s (0.5)

PP413 Growth Diagnostics in Development: Theory and Practice (0.5) ^#

PP414 Policy-Making: Process, Challenges and Outcomes (0.5)

PP415 Technology, Data Science and Policy (0.5) ^#

PP416 Beyond the policy cycle: how theory explains practice (0.5)  (not available 2023/24)

PP417A The Practice of Effective Climate Policy (0.5) ¹  (not available 2023/24)

PP417W The Practice of Effective Climate Policy (0.5) ²

PP423 Anticipatory Policymaking (0.5)

PP424 Happiness and Public Policy (0.5)

PP425 Strategic Policymaking: Economic Analysis, Narrative Development, Political Feasibility, and Implementation (0.5) ^#

PP426 Public Policy for Blockchains and Digital Assets (0.5) ^#

PP450 Public Organisations: Theory and Practice (0.5) ^#

PP4B4 Dissertation (1.0) ^{3 H}

PP4E5 Innovations in the governance of public services delivery (0.5)

PP4G3 Designing and Managing Change in the Public Sector (0.5)

PP4J4 Designing and Implementing Evidence-Informed Policies and Programmes (0.5)  (not available 2023/24)

PP4J5 Fiscal Governance and Budgeting (0.5)

PP4V8 Policy Paper (0.5) ^{4 I}

In addition, students may choose courses from elsewhere in LSE with approval of the Programme Director and subject to acceptance by the course convenor. Availability of a place on a course outside the School of Public Policy is not guaranteed and is subject to space, regulations, and timetable constraints.