University of Wisconsin Madison Domestic Policy Focus Field: Public Finance and Budgeting
http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/policyfields/publicfinance.html
The progressive income tax, unemployment compensation, and the Social Security System all had their roots in the work of University of Wisconsin faculty. This commitment to the development and analysis of public finance policies continues today at the La Follette School.
La Follette School faculty are conducting research on a wide range of topics related to public finance and budgeting. These include federal tax policy, Social Security reform, enhancing public sector efficiency, tax and expenditure equity, public program evaluation, intergovernmental fiscal relations, and education finance.
Students who choose to concentrate in public finance and budgeting devise a course plan that consists of La Follette School electives and related courses from other graduate departments. These courses are offered in several departments of the university, including Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Urban and Regional Planning, Consumer Science, Political Science, and the Business School.
Field coordinator: Andrew Reschovsky and Donald Moynihan
La Follette School faculty in this field
Robert Haveman
Karen Holden
Melanie Manion
Donald Moynihan
Andrew Reschovsky
David Weimer
John Witte
Barbara Wolfe
Susan Webb Yackee
Core Courses
PA 818 Quantitative Tools for Public Policy Analysis
PA 869 Workshop in Public Affairs, Domestic Issues
PA 873 Introduction to Policy Analysis
PA 874 The Policymaking Process
PA 878 Public Management
PA 880 Microeconomic Policy Analysis
PA 800 Professional Development Workshop
Public Affairs Electives for this Focus Field
PA 890 Federal Budget and Tax Policy and Administration
PA 891 State and Local Government Finance
PA 892 Public Budgeting
PA 895 Performance Management
La Follette School Courses
Alumni Employment and Internships
budget examiner and then bureau chief of budget services, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
budget and policy analyst, Bureau of Management and Budget for the Water Division, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
budget analyst, University of Wisconsin System, and the Wisconsin departments of Commerce and Revenue
policy economist, Wisconsin Department of Revenue
research staff, Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau
analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
budget and management director, Division of Management and Budget, City of Milwaukee
senior tax manager, Virchow Krause & Co.
deputy budget director, Philadelphia Public School District