Spring 2010 Graduate Courses

General Economics; Economic Theory; History of Economics

Economics 2001. The Behavioral & Experimental Economics Workshop
Catalog Number: 8732
David I. Laibson (fall term), Edward L. Glaeser, Sendhil Mullainathan, and Alvin E. Roth (FAS, Business School)
Full course (indivisible). Tu., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Presents current research in the Behavioral and Experimental Economics field.

Economics 2010b. Economic Theory
Catalog Number: 8659
Oliver S. Hart and Jerry R. Green
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30, and a 90-minute weekly section to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Topics include social choice theory, signaling, mechanism design, general equilibrium, the core, externalities, and public goods.
Prerequisite: Economics 2010a.

Economics 2010d. Economic Theory
Catalog Number: 2041
Benjamin M. Friedman, Emmanuel Farhi, and Kenneth Rogoff
Half course (spring term). M., W., 8:30–10, and a 90-minute section to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 1, 2
A basic course in graduate macroeconomics, including models of business fluctuations, analyses of monetary and fiscal policy, and introduction to open economy macroeconomic issues.
Note: Enrollment is strictly limited to PhD students in the Economics Department, Business Economics program, and PEG program. Qualified Harvard undergraduates may also enroll. No other students may take the course for credit or as auditors.
Prerequisite: Mathematics 116 or the equivalent; can be taken concurrently.

*Economics 2020b. Microeconomic Theory II
Catalog Number: 4058
Instructor to be determined
Half course (spring term). M., W., 8:30–10 and a weekly section to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 1, 2
A continuation of Economics 2020a. Topics include game theory, economics of information, incentive theory, and welfare economics.
Note: Offered jointly with the Kennedy School as API-112 and with the Business School as 4011.
Prerequisite: Economics 2010a or 2020a.

Economics 2040. Experimental Economics
Catalog Number: 8485 Enrollment: Limited to 48.
Alvin E. Roth (FAS, Business School)
Half course (spring term). F., 9–12. EXAM GROUP: 2, 3, 4
An introduction to experimental economics, and some of the major subject areas that have been addressed by laboratory experiments. We concentrate on series of experiments, to see how experiments build on one another.
Note: Open to undergraduates with permission of the instructor. Offered jointly with the Business School as 4160.

Economics 2041. Field Experiments
Catalog Number: 2427
Nava Ashraf (Business School)
Full course (spring term). M., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
Students will design and run field experiments as a research methodology. Students will refine their own experimental designs and be able to run them by the end of the course, leading to an academic paper.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4430. Enrollment is limited to Doctoral students intending to run a field experiment in the near future.

Economics 2052. Game Theory I: Equilibrium Theory
Catalog Number: 3690
Drew Fudenberg
Half course (spring term). M., 4–7 pm. EXAM GROUP: 9
Equilibrium analysis and its applications. Topics vary, but typically include equilibrium refinements (sequential equilibrium), the equilibria of various classes of games (repeated games, auctions, signaling games) and the definition and application of common knowledge.
Prerequisite: Economics 2010a or permission of the instructor.

Economics 2056b. Topics in Market Design
Catalog Number: 0402
Susan Athey
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Studies topics in market design, focusing on auctions, auction-based marketplaces and platform markets. Covers methods and results from theory, empirical work, econometrics and experiments, highlighting practical issues in real-world design.

Economics 2057. Rationality and Choice
Catalog Number: 3755 Enrollment: Limited to 25.
Amartya Sen
Half course (spring term). M., 1–3, M., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 9
The course involves critical examination of alternative approaches to rationality, which is a central concept in economics, politics and the other social sciences, moral and political philosophy, and legal theory, including law and economics.
Note: Meets bi-weekly with Christine Jolls of Yale University as a guest speaker in several meetings. Open to graduate students in Economics, Philosophy, Government and Law.

Economics 2058. Networks and Social Capital
Catalog Number: 2872
Markus M. Möbius
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Provides a rigorous theoretical introduction into network models. Discusses the emerging empirical literature on economic and social networks. Topics include the role of networks in technological progress, buyer-supplier networks, and social capital.

*Economics 2086. The Theory Workshop
Catalog Number: 6378
Drew Fudenberg, Susan Athey, Markus M. Möbius (fall term), Tomasz Strzalecki, and Alvin E. Roth
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Th., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 18
For students with an interest in economic theory. Faculty presentations by Harvard and MIT economists and invited guests. The location alternates between Harvard and MIT.

Econometrics and Quantitative Methods

Economics 2120. Introduction to Applied Econometrics
Catalog Number: 2352
Gary Chamberlain
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Introduction to methods employed in applied econometrics, including linear regression, instrumental variables, panel data techniques, generalized method of moments, and maximum likelihood. Includes detailed discussion of papers in applied econometrics and computer exercises using standard econometric packages.
Note: Enrollment limited to PhD candidates in economics, business economics, health policy, public policy, and political economy and government (PEG). Offered jointly with the Kennedy School as API-217.
Prerequisite: Economics 2110 or API-209 or the equivalent.

Economics 2146. Topics in Financial Econometrics
Catalog Number: 8715
Rustam Ibragimov
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 8:30–10. EXAM GROUP: 10, 11
A seminar course in financial econometrics. The topics covered include testing stylized facts in finance, robust inference, testing return predictability and market efficiency, inference in consumption-based asset pricing models and applications to real data.
Prerequisite: Economics 2120 or equivalent.

Economics 2149. Computational Economics
Catalog Number: 7236
Ulrich Doraszelski
Half course (spring term). M., W., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 3, 4
Graduate introduction to computational approaches for solving economic models. Formulate economic problems in computationally tractable form and use techniques from numerical analysis to solve them. Examples of computational techniques in the current economics literature will be examined.

Economics 2162. The Econometrics Workshop
Catalog Number: 2372
Guido W. Imbens, Alberto Abadie (Kennedy School), Gary Chamberlain, Rustam Ibragimov, Dale W. Jorgenson (spring term), and James H. Stock
Full course. Th., 4:30–6. EXAM GROUP: 18
Current research topics in theory and applications of econometrics.

Economic History; Development Economics

Economics 2327. Economic Development: Theory, Policy, and Evidence
Catalog Number: 8092
Dani Rodrik (Kennedy School) and Rohini Pande (Kennedy School)
Half course (spring term). M., W., 10-11:30, with a section F., 1-2:30..
Provides a graduate-level overview of the theory of and evidence on economic development from a policy-oriented perspective. Aim is to allow students to analyze policy debates surrounding development from a broad and rigorous analytical base.
Note: Offered jointly with the Kennedy School as PED-101.

Economics 2333. Historical Perspectives on Current Economic Issues
Catalog Number: 6800
Richard Hornbeck
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Comparative economic history emphasizing sources of economic growth and development. Topics include technological change and industrialization, institutions, the Great Depression and financial regulation, migration and adjustment to economic shocks, public infrastructure, labor markets and wage inequality, and health. Each topic is motivated by a current concern and develops methods for historical analysis to inform modern economic questions.
Note: Satisfies the graduate distribution requirement. Open to undergraduates on a limited basis with permission of instructor.

Economics 2339. The Economic History Workshop
Catalog Number: 8183
Claudia Goldin (fall term), Eric Chaney, Stanley L. Engerman (spring term), Richard A. Hornbeck, and James Robinson
Full course. F., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Intended for students writing dissertations related to economic history themes and/or methodology and for others with interests in economic history. Discusses research papers presented by scholars at Harvard and elsewhere.

Economics 2390c. Development Economics II: Macroeconomic Issues
Catalog Number: 0388
Michael R. Kremer and Rohini Pande (Kennedy School)
Half course (spring term). M., W., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
The first part will cover macro-economic topics including aggregative and non-aggregative growth models, growth and development accounting and models of technology diffusion and choice. The second part will evaluate the role of governance/institutional design in affecting development.
Note: Offered jointly with the Kennedy School of Government as PED-319.

Economics 2390d. The Economic Growth and Development Workshop
Catalog Number: 1926
Sendhil Mullainathan, Philippe Aghion, Rema Hanna, Asim I. Khwaja (Kennedy School), Michael R. Kremer (spring term), and Rohini Pande (Kennedy School)
Full course. Fall: Tu., 2:30–4; Spring: W., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: Spring: 7, 8
Fall speakers cover issues in growth and development. Spring speakers alternate between “growth and institutions,” focusing on the macro aspects of growth and development, and “labor and development,” focusing on the micro aspects.

Economics 2393. The Design of Development Policy: From Research to Practice - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 62879
Sendhil Mullainathan and Rohini Pande (Kennedy School)
Half course (spring term). W., 4-6. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Development research is fascinating in part because it has a direct impact on public policy. Yet the pathways to impact are very different, from shaping how we evaluate public and non-profit programs to setting countrywide goals. This course will take a micro-economic perspective and critically review the distinct ways in which research affects and is affected by public policy. General topics will include: the debate over randomized evaluations, the creation and diffusion of policy innovations, the tension between micro and macro policy approaches and the role of theory. Specific areas covered will include Finance, Education and Public health and Governance.
Note: The course will presumes knowledge of an advanced statistics course. Open to undergraduates with permission of the instructor. Jointly listed with the Kennedy School as PED-330.

Monetary and Fiscal Theory and Policy; Public Sector Economics

Economics 2420. Monetary and Fiscal Policy Seminar
Catalog Number: 5946
Robert J. Barro, Philippe Aghion, Alberto F. Alesina, Emmanuel Farhi, Benjamin M. Friedman, David I. Laibson, and N. Gregory Mankiw
Full course. M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Seminar speakers present papers on macroeconomic topics, including issues relating to monetary and fiscal policies, economic growth, the role of institutions, and other research issues in the field.

Economics 2421. Reading Course in Monetary and Fiscal Policy - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 97507
Benjamin M. Friedman and N. Gregory Mankiw
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
A reading course that allows students to discuss and evaluate recent research in the analysis of monetary and fiscal policies. Students will be expected to participate in formally presenting, and critiquing, unpublished or newly published papers.
Note: Students taking the course for credit will also be expected to undertake research papers of their own.

Economics 2450b. Public Economics and Fiscal Policy II
Catalog Number: 6478
Martin Feldstein and Edward L. Glaeser
Half course (spring term). M., W., (F.), 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 4, 5
This course covers theoretical and empirical applications of public economics to policy debates. Topics include education, local public finance, fiscal federalism, housing policy, corporate and international taxation, social security, and macroeconomic stabilization using fiscal policy.
Prerequisite: Economics 2010a and 2010b or Economics 2020a and 2020b. Students are strongly encouraged to take Economics 2450a before taking 2450b.

Economics 2460. Health Economics Workshop
Catalog Number: 7617
Joseph P. Newhouse (Kennedy School, Medical School, Public Health) and David M. Cutler
Half course (spring term). W., 4:30-6. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Focuses on theory, econometric models, and public policy of health care. Frontier work in health economics presented and discussed by instructors and outside speakers.
Note: May be taken for credit only by dissertation students writing a research paper. Offered jointly with the Kennedy School as HCP-581.

Economics 2465. Health Economics - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 83396
David M. Cutler
Half course (spring term). T., Th., 2:30-4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
This course surveys topics in health economics. It touches on public sector issues, the industrial organization of health care markets, interactions between health and labor markets, and health in developing countries. Theory and empirical work are presented.

Economics 2480. The Public Economics and Fiscal Policy Workshop
Catalog Number: 6834
Nadarajan Chetty, David M. Cutler, and Martin Feldstein
Full course. M., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
Invited speakers present theoretical and empirical research on a broad range of topics related to the design of government policy.

*Economics 2490. The Economics of National Security Seminar
Catalog Number: 9061
Martin Feldstein
Half course (spring term). Tu., 6–9 p.m. EXAM GROUP: 18
Considers a range of issues relating to national security, including bioterrorism, the market for nuclear weapons, the defense industry, the dependence on imported oil, intelligence, sanctions, etc.
Note: Speakers will be both experts with experience in this field and economists doing research on these issues. Seminar participants will be economics department faculty and selected graduate students.
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International Economics

Economics 2530b. International Finance
Catalog Number: 7144
Gita Gopinath
Half course (spring term). M., W., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Financial aspects of growth and income determination in open economies. Topics include international business cycle, monetary and exchange rate regimes, capital flows, and current issues in international macroeconomic policy.
Prerequisite: Economics 2530a provides extremely useful background.

Economics 2535. Advanced Topics in International Trade
Catalog Number: 6410
Pol Antràs
Half course (spring term). M., W., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 3, 4
Covers advanced theoretical and empirical topics concerning the determinants of world trade patterns.
Prerequisite: Economics 2530a or permission of instructor.

Economics 2540. The International Economics Workshop
Catalog Number: 4008
Kenneth Rogoff and members of the department.
Full course. W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
Research papers in all aspects of international economics, including theory, econometrics, and policy.

Industrial Organization and Regulation; Environmental Economics

Economics 2611. Industrial Organization II
Catalog Number: 2302
Julie H. Mortimer
Half course (spring term). M., W., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Application of industrial organization to problems of public policy. Applied analysis of antitrust policy, network industries, vertical relationships, auctions, and other topics depending on interest.
Note: Students are urged to take Economics 2610 before Economics 2611.

*Economics 2640hf. The Industrial Organization Workshop
Catalog Number: 5981
Julie H. Mortimer (spring term), Ariel Pakes (fall term), Susan Athey, and Ulrich Doraszelski
Half course (throughout the year). M., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8

Economics 2665. The Economics of Organizations Workshop
Catalog Number: 9819
Oliver S. Hart and George Pierce Baker (Business School)
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Th., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: Spring: 16, 17
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4230.

Economics 2680. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Catalog Number: 6529
Martin L. Weitzman
Half course (spring term). M., W., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Basic theory and models, including externalities, common property, instruments for controlling pollution. Applications of optimal control theory to renewable and non-renewable resources. Analysis of cost-benefit, discounting, uncertainty, environmental accounting, “sustainability,” and biodiversity preservation.
Prerequisite: Graduate price theory at level of 2010 or 2020.

*Economics 2690hf. Environmental Economics and Policy Seminar
Catalog Number: 4324
Robert N. Stavins (Kennedy School) and Martin L. Weitzman
Half course (throughout the year). W., 4–5:30. EXAM GROUP: Fall: 9
Selected topics in environmental and resource economics. Emphasizes theoretical models, quantitative empirical analysis, and public policy applications. Includes invited outside speakers.
Note: Primarily for graduate students in economics or related fields with environmental interests. Offered jointly with the Kennedy School as API-905Y.
Prerequisite: Graduate-level course in microeconomic theory.

Financial Economics

Economics 2725. Corporate Finance
Catalog Number: 1427
Efraim Benmelech and David S. Scharfstein (Business School)
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Theory and empirical evidence on capital structure, dividends, investment policy, and managerial incentives. Topics include banking, corporate governance, and mergers.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4223.
Prerequisite: Economics 2060.

Economics 2726. Theoretical and Empirical Perspective on Entrepreneurship: Economics and Finance
Catalog Number: 4451
Joshua Lerner (Business School) and William Robert Kerr (Business School)
Half course (spring term). Th., 2:30–5:30. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17, 18
Entrepreneurship is a complex phenomenon that has attracted little academic attention. This course explores the emerging work in this area. Students taking the course for credit will be expected to complete two referee reports and a paper.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4350

Economics 2728. Behavioral Finance
Catalog Number: 8633
Jeremy C. Stein
Half course (spring term). M., W., 10-11:30. EXAM GROUP: 3, 4
Deals with theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of financial markets using psychological or behavioral ideas. Topics include limited arbitrage, predictability of security returns, and trading volume.

*Economics 2770hf. The Financial Economics Workshop
Catalog Number: 1379
Efraim Benmelech, John Y. Campbell, and Jeremy C. Stein
Half course (throughout the year). W., 4–5:30. EXAM GROUP: 9

Labor, Human Resources, and Income Distribution; Urban Economics

Economics 2811. Social Economics
Catalog Number: 5188
Roland G. Fryer
Half course (spring term). M., W., 8–9:30. EXAM GROUP: 1, 2
Applies the tools of economics to explore social issues including crime, discrimination, racial and gender differences, poverty, family structure, urban problems, social interactions and peer effects, and intergenerational mobility.

Economics 2812. The Labor Economics Workshop
Catalog Number: 0230
Lawrence F. Katz, Richard B. Freeman, and Roland G. Fryer
Full course. W., 4–5:30. EXAM GROUP: 9
Focuses on research concerning the operation of labor markets.

Economics 2880. Economics of Science
Catalog Number: 7488
Richard B. Freeman
Half course (spring term). Th., 2:30–5:30. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17, 18
Analyzes economic issues regarding the role of science and RD in the economy and in the deployment and productivity of scientists, engineers, and highly skilled technical workers. Topics include: wage levels/employment prospects; stipend policy, education/recruitment, student unionization/post-doc organization, career choices/trajectories, with reference to women; scientific competition/collaboration.

Economics 2888r (formerly Economics 2888hf). Economics of Science and Engineering Workshop
Catalog Number: 6311
Richard B. Freeman
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). F., 12–1:30. EXAM GROUP: 5, 6
Focus on work force and career issues. Topics include: Effects of globalization on work force and innovation, growth of networks in work; impact of career incentives on productivity; university policies; mobility between academe and industry; link between ideas and outputs.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4245.

Graduate Courses of Reading and Research

*Economics 3000. Research Paper
Catalog Number: 4174
Members of the Department
Intended to fulfill the Research Paper Requirement for the PhD degree in Economics. Ordinarily, this course is taken during the spring term of the second year of graduate study.

*Economics 3005. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 3493
Members of the Department
Individual work or work in small groups (with a professor or lecturer in residence) in preparation for the general examination for the PhD degree, or work on special topics not included in course offerings.

*Economics 3010. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 4579
Members of the Department
Note: In all cases, the dissertation topic must have been formally submitted to, and approved by, a dissertation adviser.

*Economics 3011. Research in Behavior in Games and Markets
Catalog Number: 0109
Attila Ambrus 4665, Drew Fudenberg 3460, Jerry R. Green 1539, David I. Laibson 1241, Markus M. Möbius 3441, and Alvin E. Roth 564
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). W., 11:30–1.
Serves mainly as a forum for presentations by graduate students of their current research. Work presented can be very preliminary and conjectural.
Prerequisite: Economics 2010a (or 2020a) and 2010b (or 2020b).

*Economics 3163hf. Research in Econometrics
Catalog Number: 4392
Gary Chamberlain 1745, Rustam Ibragimov 5329, Guido W. Imbens 2671, Dale W. Jorgenson 2000, and James H. Stock 1783
Half course (throughout the year). M., 12–2.
Participants discuss recent research in econometrics and present their own work in progress. Open to doctoral students in economics.

*Economics 3336hf. Research in Economic History
Catalog Number: 0639
Claudia Goldin 2667 (on leave spring term) and Eric Chaney 6129
Half course (throughout the year). M., 4–5:30.
Participants discuss recent research in economic history and present their own work in progress.
Note: Primarily, but not exclusively, for doctoral students in economics who have passed their oral examinations.

*Economics 3390hf. Research in Economic Development
Catalog Number: 2532
Michael R. Kremer 2112 (on leave fall term), Erica M. Field 5095 (on leave 2009-10), and Asim I. Khwaja (Kennedy School) 3994
Half course (throughout the year). M., at 12.
Participants discuss recent research in development economics and present their own work in progress. Open to doctoral students in economics who have passed their oral examinations.

*Economics 3410dhf. Research in Macroeconomics
Catalog Number: 2126
Alberto F. Alesina 2074, Robert J. Barro 1612 (on leave spring term), and David I. Laibson 1241 (on leave spring term)
Half course (throughout the year). Tu., 11:30–1.
Participants discuss recent research in macroeconomics and present their own work in progress. Open to doctoral students in economics who have passed their oral examinations.

*Economics 3450chf. Research in Public Economics and Fiscal Policy
Catalog Number: 3436
David M. Cutler 2954, Nadarajan Chetty 6276, Edward L. Glaeser 3219, and Lawrence F. Katz 1480
Half course (throughout the year). Tu., 1–2:30.
Participants discuss recent research in public economics and fiscal policy and present their own work in progress. Open to doctoral students in economics who have passed their oral examinations.

*Economics 3460chf (formerly *Economics 3460chf). Research in Health Economics
Catalog Number: 5309
Joseph P. Newhouse (Kennedy School, Medical School, Public Health) 2425
Half course (throughout the year). Spring: Tu., 8–9:30.
Participants discuss recent research in health economics. Course may also include presentation of original research by participants. Open to doctoral students only.

*Economics 3530hf. Research in International Economics
Catalog Number: 5777
Pol Antràs 4666, Richard N. Cooper 7211 (on leave fall term), Gita Gopinath 5042, Elhanan Helpman 2334, and Joseph P. Newhouse (Kennedy School, Medical School, Public Health) 2425
Half course (throughout the year). W., at 12.
Participants discuss recent research in international economics and present their own work in progress. Open to doctoral students in economics who have passed their oral examinations.

*Economics 3650hf. Research in Industrial Organization
Catalog Number: 3318
Susan Athey 5334, Richard E. Caves 1414, Ulrich Doraszelski 5024, Julie H. Mortimer 3993, and Ariel Pakes 1774 (on leave spring term)
Half course (throughout the year). Tu., at 12.
Participants present their own research in progress in an informal setting. Open to doctoral students in economics who have passed their general examinations and are in the early stages of their dissertations.

*Economics 3660hf. The Law, Economics, and Organizations Workshop
Catalog Number: 4325
Lucian A. Bebchuk (Law School) 2042, Oliver S. Hart 3462, Louis E. Kaplow (Law School) 3223, Joshua Lerner (Business School) 1601, and Andrei Shleifer 2772 (on leave fall term)
Half course (throughout the year). M., 12:30–2.
The presentation of work in progress in the field of law, economics, and organizations. Presentations by members of the various Harvard faculties, outside speakers, and graduate students.
Note: Offered jointly with the Law School as 96250-11 and with the Business School as 4670.

*Economics 3680hf. Research in Environmental Economics
Catalog Number: 1227
Robert N. Stavins (Kennedy School) 2093
Half course (throughout the year). F., 12–1:30.
Participants discuss recent research in environmental and natural resource economics and present their own work in progress.
Note: Open to doctoral students only.

*Economics 3723hf. Research in Financial Economics
Catalog Number: 4107
Efraim Benmelech 5419, John Y. Campbell 1230, and Jeremy C. Stein 3752 (on leave spring term)
Half course (throughout the year). F., 12–1:30.
Participants discuss recent research in financial economics and present their own work in progress. Open to doctoral students in economics who have passed their oral examinations.
Note: Offered jointly with the Business School as 4601.

*Economics 3810chf. Research in Labor Economics
Catalog Number: 4066
Lawrence F. Katz 1480, Roland G. Fryer 5523, Edward L. Glaeser 3219, and Claudia Goldin 2667 (on leave spring term)
Half course (throughout the year). Tu., 1–2:30.
Participants discuss recent research in labor economics and present their own work in progress. Open to doctoral students in economics who have passed their oral examinations.