This course provides an introduction to microeconomic policy analysis at an advanced level. The course will explore several policy areas and focus on applied economic and empirical methods to show how economists combine theory and data to evaluate policies. The goal is to enhance applied modeling skills, model-based thinking, and provide students with several practical examples of policy analysis. The first half of the course (taught by Professor Zidar) will analyze minimum wages, inequality, labor and capital markets, innovation, market power, and externalities with a focus on climate and vaccine policy. The second half of the course (taught by Professor Kleven) focuses on redistribution and social insurance policies, including taxation, welfare programs, parental leave policy, childcare policy, unemployment and health insurance.