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Developments in the international economy (trade, migrations, capital movements), their causes and impact, against the background of "modern economic growth." The rapid integration of the Atlantic economy from the 1850s to the early 1910s, the subsequent "globalization backlash" (war, great depression and war again), and the slow reconstruction of international economic networks since 1945. Comparison of the current second globalization with the first one that came to an abrupt end in August 1914. Prerequisites: Economics 1A and 2A or Economics 1D or 51D; and Mathematics 25 and 26, or Mathematics 31, 32, 41, 102, 103 or higher level math. Instructor: Toniolo
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Data collection, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Use of econometric models for analysis and policy. Prerequisites: Economics 55D; and Mathematics 32, 41, 102, 103, or higher; and Statistics 103, 104, 113, or 114 or Mathematics 135 or 136. Instructor: Ellickson, Sweeting, or Tarozzi
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Basic econometric methods useful in empirical economic research and forecasting. Topics include multiple regression analysis under nonstandard conditions; probit, logit, and other limited dependent variables; count data; simultaneous equation systems; and basic models with panel data. Macroeconomic applications. Prerequisite: Economics 139D or 239D. Instructor: Rossi or staff
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Empirical research in microeconomics, with emphasis on three main sub-fields: labor economics, public economics, and industrial organization. Focus on current empirical research in these areas and student independent analysis of current research using statistical software. Prerequisite: Economics 139D or 239D. Instructor: Beresteanu
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A historical and analytical study of the way art objects have been produced and marketed. Peculiarities of the product, applicable sales techniques, and pricing procedures. Attention to the role of dealers, auctioneers, the art of criticism and formation of preferences, and innovation. Comparative and longitudinal examinations of the evolution of practices, institutions, and the regulatory environment in art markets. Recommended: Economics 55D. Instructor: De MarchiI
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Introduction to urban and spatial economics. Neoclassical monocentric city spatial model, patterns of land values, property prices, residential density and impact of distressed communities on broader development. Systems of cities and regional growth, role of cities in economic development. United States urban features: ethical and socio-economic effects of housing segregation and implications for discrimination. Tradeoffs between efficiency and fairness in housing resource allocation. Business location theory, impact of innovations in transportation, and technology's effect on work patterns. Prerequisite: Economics 55D. Instructor: Becker
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The writings of Adam Smith, including close readings of The Wealth of Nations and The Theory of Moral Sentiments, and selections from Mandeville, Hutcheson, Hume, Quesnay, Turgot, and Bentham. Focus on eighteenth-century views on the nature of society and the origins of prosperity, the luxury debate, and links between natural philosophy (including medical thought), and moral philosophy. Economics 148 desirable prior to taking this course. Prerequisites: Economics 55D. Instructor: De Marchi
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Economics of gender including the status of women in the labor market; feminist economic theories; ethical considerations of gender-based inequalities; gendered division of labor within the family and between the household and labor market. Situation of women in developing countries undergoing transition to market economies; gender-related measurements and indicators; explanations and remedies for female/male occupational segregation and wage differentials. Prerequisite: Economics 55D. Instructor: McElroy or staff
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Approaches to economic problems from Aristotle to Keynes, emphasizing certain models and doctrines<197>their origins, relevance, and evolution. Readings from Mun, Quesnay, Adam Smith, Malthus, Ricardo, Marx, Walras, Veblen, and Keynes. Prerequisite: Economics 55D. Instructor: Goodwin
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The various ways economics is used in contemporary society: in the scholarly community, government, private sector, civil society, other disciplines, and popular culture. Readings in original texts and interpretative commentaries. Combined with Economics 148, this course may yield a written product suitable for submission for graduation with distinction. Prerequisites: Economics 55D. Instructor: Goodwin
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