Allen
C. Goodman
2145 Faculty/Administration Building
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-3235
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email: allen.goodman@wayne.edu
Spring 2012
Teaching
I am on Sabbatical Leave in Winter 2012
In Fall 2012, I will teach Economics 7550, PhD Health
Economics
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Research
I conduct research in health and housing economics.
To view my research interests, papers,
and presentations, click here.
For my vita, click here.
The 7th
edition of The Economics of Health
and Health Care (Sherman Folland, Allen C. Goodman, and Miron Stano),
with Instructor’s Guide and Study Questions is now available.
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Policy Presentations
March 10, 2004 Detroit
News Op-Ed piece “Detroit Housing
Rebound Needs Safe Streets, Good Schools.”
January 15, 2008 participation in a podcast
on the BBC regarding the Healthcare
System in Detroit and the U.S..
A policy proposal - “Fixing Part of the
Mortgage Meltdown,” April 9, 2008
Michigan
Stem Cell Economics Study – August 2008
A January 29, 2009 clip from the radio program
“Detroit Today,” looking at Detroit’s fiscal crisis.
“The
Economics of Health Care Reform”, presented October 25, 2011 at the Adult
Learning Institute.
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Graduate
Studies at Wayne
I serve as Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) for our graduate (MA and PhD) programs.
During
my sabbatical this term, Winter 2012, Dr. Ana Maria Herrera
(amherrera@wayne.edu) will serve as
DGS.
To find
information on application/admission to our Department’s programs, please turn
to our Department’s home page.
Current Graduate Students (MA and PhD) MUST get DGS approval to sign up for courses.
This
can be done by e-mail, but it must be done.
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Jeopardy!
On June
13, 2008. I was a contestant on Jeopardy! Others have written blogs
about their adventures.
I
decided to do something else! I hope you
like it.
** Peace Corps**
Our daughter Sara Goodman started a Peace Corps
career in Burkina Faso in June 2011.
She will be there until September 2013.
You can reach her blog at
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Classes
(Syllabus / Course Material)
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ECO
2010
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Principles of Economics Cr. 4
Supply,
demand, price at the level of the firm and industry; business institutions
and their operation; determinants of wage and salary levels, interest rates,
rents, profits, income distribution; public policy in relation to business
and labor.
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ECO
5520/ 6520
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State and Local Public Finance, Cr. 4
Prerequisites: ECO 2010 or consent of
instructor. Theory and applications of
state and local public finance. Topics
will include determinants and impacts of taxes and public expenditures. Applications will relate to Detroit
metropolitan area, as well as State of Michigan.
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ECO
5550/ 6550
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Economics of Health Care Cr. 4
Prerequisites: ECO 2010 or consent of instructor. Allocation of
health care resources through demand and supply of health care. Roles of
hospitals, physicians, and health insurance; market imperfections and their
role in economics of health care.
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ECO
5800/ 6800
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Urban Economics Cr. 4
Prerequisites: ECO 2010 or consent of instructor. Suitable for
undergraduate or M.A. credit. Introduction to the economic foundations of
urban problems. These include land use, housing, poverty, transportation,
development, education and crime. Applications will relate to the Detroit
metropolitan area.
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ECO
7500
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Public/Urban Economics Cr. 4
Prerequisites: ECO 6000 or ECO 7000. Suitable for M.A. or Ph.D.credit.
One semester course in Public and Urban Economics. Looks at public and urban problems from
theoretical and empirical points of view. Includes econometric analyses.
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ECO
7550
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Economics of Health Care (Graduate) Cr. 4
Fall 2012-2013!
Prerequisites: ECO 6000 or ECO 7000. First course of a 2 course sequence in
health care economics for M.A. and Ph.D. students.
This advanced course on the allocation of health
care resources concentrates on the demand and supply of health care. It looks
at the roles of hospitals, physicians, and health insurance; market
imperfections, government policies, and their role in economics of health
care.
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ECO
7800
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Urban and Regional Development (Graduate)
Cr. 4
Prerequisites:
ECO 6000 or consent of instructor. The city as an
economic system, including rents, prices and locations of activities. Monocentric and polycentric models. Topics include
housing and real estate, industrial location, and racial segregation and
discrimination. Both economic theory and empirical applications will be
presented.
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To contact me via e-mail click allen.goodman@wayne.edu
updated April 5, 2012
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