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26/11/2018 Rationale Track European Public Management GOVERN- MENT Source: Porter, Michael E. (1990). The competitive advantage of nations. Basingstoke : Macmillan. Rationale Rationale � Two elementary motivations 1. Understand policy effects on business: 1. Doing business 2. Doing policy � Starting point: � Starting point: ‘doing business’ underestimation of role general dearth of 2. Work for government / non-profit / lobbying: of ‘government’ in economic / managerial ‘doing policy (influence)’ business background in public � Basic goal: hands-on knowledge and skills to � Learn to understand the sector understand, manage, and evaluate policy: � Also: influencing policy economic and business � Generic in areas of public policy, with stress on � Learn about policy, relevance of govern- socio-economic issues ment evaluation of programs, � Specific economic and economists’ perspective and policy management � Tailor programme to your prospective career Future career opportunities Courses: core � Prepares students for positions that relate to public � Three courses (6 credits each) are compulsory administration I. Economics of the public sector � Corporate: in sectors where policy influences business outcome II. Policy Evaluation � In public administration (EU, international, national, local) III. Policy, Economy, and Society � Applied research for public administrations (consulting) � All make use of (partial) continuous assessment � Lobbying � Business or non-profit jobs interacting with / servicing public (paper, presentations, reviewing fellow students’ administrations work, class discussions) � Focus on decision-making and evaluation tools � Semester 1 courses: also written exam � Opportunity to study European institutions and � Professors: policy-oriented research profile, some decision-making have advisory policy experience 1

26/11/2018 Courses: core (cont.) Courses: core (cont.) SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 1 I. Economics of the Public Sector (Tom Van II. Policy Evaluation (Nick Deschacht) Puyenbroeck) � Hands-on discussion of contemporary methods for � Economic framework for government interference in policy debates a market economy, as well as potential reasons for � Case-based � Goal: application and critical evaluation of government failure � Discussion of typical (EU/national) budget evidence-based policy methods framework and components � Measurement and evaluation of redistributive effects & welfare costs of taxes and subsidies, sustainability of public debt, fiscal federalism,… Courses: core (cont.) Courses: elective SEMESTER 2 Depending on your orientation, you choose two more courses (2*6 III. Policy, Economy, and Society credits). Some suggestions (5): I. Standard ‘European’ orientation (Stef Adriaenssens & Dieter Verhaest) � European Institutions and Decision Making (sem. 1) � Aims to show policy in action General outline of the architecture of European institutions � Applies knowledge and skills acquired in 1 st -semester → Alternative, oriented to more than the EU: courses International and European relations (sem. 1) � Focuses on ‘what works’ (what works not), and on the � European Affairs Management (sem. 2) Hands-on discussion about organizing influence in EU institutions management and design dimension of policy � 6 substantial policy themes with II. Environmental policy � Sustainable Management (sem. 1) - Ex cathedra introduction (assessment: quiz) � Sustainable Economics (sem. 2) - Presentation of 1-2 crucial research papers by students Both courses from the track in the MA Sustainability Management (assessment: presentation and discussion quality) - Review by other student (assessment: quality of review) Courses: elective (cont.) Master Thesis � We advise students to apply and sharpen their III. Orientation public finance & accounting � Advanced Financial Statement Analysis (sem. 1) acquired skills and knowledge in their thesis � Management Control and Cost Management (sem. 2) � BEWARE: this is not compulsory! Both courses from the track in the MA Accounting � Preferred format: article IV. Data analysis option � Predictive Business Analytics (sem. 1, elective) � We will provide a sufficient number of thesis topics � Data Management and Business Intelligence (sem. 1, BIM) related to policy and policy management, e.g. � … or econometrics / methodology course in Leuven campus � Studying the effect of a certain policy measure V. ‘Free as a bird’-option � Ex-ante empirical research (e.g. discrete choice � Choose any 12 credits in FEB-courses at MA level experiment) � Literature review (systematic review, meta-analysis) of a specific field or set of measures 2

26/11/2018 Contact More information required? stef.adriaenssens@kuleuven.be 3