Stephen Hoenack

Areas of Expertise

Economic behavior within organizations; econometrics; higher education policy; economic development and education in developing countries; K12 innovation, reform, policy; government innovation, reform; organizational planning; women and gender equity

Biography

Stephen A. Hoenack, professor, has taught courses in policy analysis, policy process, quantitative methods, organizational economics, and education policy. His research and publications have focused on many aspects of education and educational organizations. He focuses his research on the ways that education can be made more hospitable to reforms and more innovative in serving the needs of an increasingly knowledge-based society. Hoenack's research shows how interrelationships among different parts of the educational system often work together to reinforce problems. This systemic view also reveals changes in responsibilities and incentives that must accompany reforms to ensure they can work positively with other parts of the educational system and stimulate further progress.

Hoenack has worked as a policy analyst in many organizations, including University of Minnesota central administration and the World Bank, where he studied educational systems and labor markets for skilled workers in many developing countries. He recently worked on problems of economic and human development for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

Hoenack earned a doctorate in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Courses Taught

Go to the University of Minnesota One Stop website to apply for these and other public affairs courses.

For syllabi for the current or upcoming semester, please visit the University of Minnesota's Course Guide and look for the syllabus icon. If the syllabus is not there, contact the instructor directly. Syllabi are available in alternative formats upon request. Please contact Jeremy Gordon at gord0215@umn.edu or 612-624-7095 for assistance.

Fall 2011

• PA 8991 Independent Study

Learn More About Our Top-ranked Public Policy, Public Affairs + Planning Degree Programs:

• Master of Public Policy (MPP)
• Master of Development Practice (MDP)
• Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP)
• Master of Science in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (MS–STEP)
• Mid-career Master of Public Affairs (MPA)
Dual degrees with the schools of management (MPP/MBA), law, social work, public health, landscape architecture, and civil engineering Executive education, including a nonprofit management certificate