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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.180.602 (01)
Microeconomic Theory II
TTh 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Chen, Ying; Karni, Edi
Wyman Park W603
Microeconomic Theory II AS.180.602 (01)
The course covers parts of game theory and the economics of information. Game theory topics include solution concepts such as dominance, Nash equilibrium, subgame perfect equilibrium and Perfect Bayesian equilibrium. We will discuss both static and dynamic games and games of complete and incomplete information. The course also introduces the economic issues associated with asymmetric information and analyzes the institutions and mechanisms designed to mitigate the resulting inefficiencies. Topics include adverse selection, moral hazard, incentive contracts, and mechanism design.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Instructor: Chen, Ying; Karni, Edi
Room: Wyman Park W603
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.604 (01)
Macroeconomic Theory II
TTh 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Jeanne, Olivier
Wyman Park W603
Macroeconomic Theory II AS.180.604 (01)
This course covers the macrodynamic theory of cycles, unemployment and inflation, and selected subjects.
Credits: 4.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Instructor: Jeanne, Olivier
Room: Wyman Park W603
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.606 (01)
Advanced Macroeconomics II
T 9:30AM - 12:00PM
Carroll, Chris D
Wyman Park W604
Advanced Macroeconomics II AS.180.606 (01)
Prof. Carroll’s course focuses on heterogeneous agent macroeconomic modeling, with an emphasis on hands-on learning about how to construct heterogeneous agent models using state-of-the-art techniques.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: T 9:30AM - 12:00PM
Instructor: Carroll, Chris D
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.611 (01)
Economics of Uncertainty
W 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Karni, Edi
Wyman Park W604
Economics of Uncertainty AS.180.611 (01)
This course offers a review of subjective expected utility theory of decision making under uncertainty and choice based subjective probabilities. It also explores the motivation for the recent developments of non-expected utility theories under risk and under uncertainty. It examines the role of completeness and awareness in these theories as well as the theories of menu choice and random choice behavior.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: W 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Instructor: Karni, Edi
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.633 (01)
Econometrics
M 1:00PM - 2:30PM, W 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Hu, Yingyao
Wyman Park W603
Econometrics AS.180.633 (01)
Mathematical models of economic behavior and the use of statistical methods for testing economic theories and estimating economic parameters. Subject matter will vary from year to year; statistical methods, such as linear regression, multivariate analysis, and identification, estimation and testing in simultaneous equation models, will be stressed.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: M 1:00PM - 2:30PM, W 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Instructor: Hu, Yingyao
Room: Wyman Park W603
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.638 (01)
Microeconometrics II
T 12:00PM - 2:30PM
Hu, Yingyao
Wyman Park W604
Microeconometrics II AS.180.638 (01)
This course is the second in the microeconometrics sequence in the Economics Department. It will introduce a selection of models and techniques that are useful when a researcher wants to estimate a structural model, i.e. a model derived from economic theory. Structural models that try to incorporate restrictions derived from economic theory are used in empirical IO, but also in quantitative marketing research, labor economics and other fields that consider individual decision making. No attempt will be made to be comprehensive. Instead we will focus on a few areas that have been well-researched in recent years: dynamic discrete choice, microeconomic models with latent variables, program evaluation, the empirical analysis of auctions and nonseparable models. Some topics will be included only if time permits. The models and methods developed for these areas are relevant for other cases. The emphasis is on the interaction between economic theory and econometrics. Basic issues are specification and (nonparametric) identification, computational problems and the use of simulation, semiparametric estimation to avoid functional form and distributional assumptions that cannot be derived from economic theory.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: T 12:00PM - 2:30PM
Instructor: Hu, Yingyao
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.641 (01)
International Trade
T 5:15PM - 7:15PM
Krishna, Pravin
Wyman Park W604
International Trade AS.180.641 (01)
This is a graduate course in international trade. It will develop basic analytical tools and frameworks used in the general equilibrium analysis of international trade. Recent research topics will be discussed in the second half of the course.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: T 5:15PM - 7:15PM
Instructor: Krishna, Pravin
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.642 (01)
International Monetary Economics
Th 3:30PM - 6:00PM
Jeanne, Olivier
Wyman Park W604
International Monetary Economics AS.180.642 (01)
A link between the balance of payments and asset accumulation/ decumulation, microeconomics of international finance and open-economy macroeconomics. The section on open-economy macroeconomics covers approaches to balance-of-payments adjustments, theories of exchange rate determination and monetary, fiscal, and exchange-market policies under fixed and flexible rate regimes.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: Th 3:30PM - 6:00PM
Instructor: Jeanne, Olivier
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.644 (01)
Limited Commitment in Macroeconomics
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Fourakis, Stelios Stephen
Wyman Park W604
Limited Commitment in Macroeconomics AS.180.644 (01)
This course studies common environments in macroeconomics where one or more agents lack the ability to credibly commit to making choices in the future (often due to either an enforcement constraint or asymmetric information). Both foundational papers and more recent work will be discussed. Topics to be covered will include models of borrowing and default, models of monetary policy, and models of insurance. In addition to studying these models theoretically, students will learn how to solve some of them computationally (and do so fast enough for quantitative work).
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Fourakis, Stelios Stephen
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.652 (01)
Labor Economics II
W 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Keane, Michael
Wyman Park W604
Labor Economics II AS.180.652 (01)
This course will provide an in-depth treatment of dynamic life-cycle models, including both continuous choice models that can be analyzed using Euler equation methods, and dynamic discrete choice models that required dynamic programming methods. We will study applications of life-cycle models to a range of topics including labor supply and saving, education and occupational choice, and fertility and marriage. We will also examine recent work that incorporates health and health shocks into life-cycle models. Students will learn the econometric and computational methods used to implement dynamic discrete choice models.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: W 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Instructor: Keane, Michael
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.662 (01)
Asset Pricing
M 1:30PM - 2:45PM, W 10:00AM - 11:15AM
Duffee, Greg R
Wyman Park W604
Asset Pricing AS.180.662 (01)
This course is an introduction and guide to the most important issues in asset pricing. It begins with classic concepts such as the Capital Asset Pricing Model and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory and continues through continuous-time dynamic no-arbitrage models. It covers both basic theory and classic empirical research. Recommended Course Background: AS.180.604, AS.180.633, AS.180.636 or instructor's permission.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 2:45PM, W 10:00AM - 11:15AM
Instructor: Duffee, Greg R
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.672 (01)
Industrial Organization
T 2:30PM - 5:00PM
Elliott, Jonathan Tyler
Wyman Park W604
Industrial Organization AS.180.672 (01)
This course covers methods in applied empirical Industrial Organization. Similarly to the first term, the focus will be on the use of econometric analysis and data for descriptive and measurement purposes, and for testing the predictions of economic theories. Particular attention in this term will be given to dynamic settings and the empirical analysis of firm behavior. Topics to be covered include dynamic discrete choice, dynamic games, and dynamic demand.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: T 2:30PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Elliott, Jonathan Tyler
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/9
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.673 (01)
Advanced Economics of Labor
M 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Moffitt, Robert A
Wyman Park W604
Advanced Economics of Labor AS.180.673 (01)
This course is for graduate students at the 3rd year and above who wish to participate in a semester in-depth readings and discussion topics in labor economics and in econometric methods typically used in labor economics and in many other applied microeconomics fields. Students will have to participate in discussions of materials in each class. The topics covered in each semester are partly a function of student interest and their dissertation topics.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: M 5:00PM - 7:30PM
Instructor: Moffitt, Robert A
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.676 (01)
Topics in Game Theory and Economic Theory
M 10:00AM - 12:30PM
Chen, Ying; Karni, Edi
Wyman Park W604
Topics in Game Theory and Economic Theory AS.180.676 (01)
The first part of the course will cover topics in game theory including strategic communication, bargaining, repeated and dynamic games; the second part will cover topics in economics of information, mechanism design, and social choice theory not covered in Micro II
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: M 10:00AM - 12:30PM
Instructor: Chen, Ying; Karni, Edi
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.690 (01)
Advanced Econometrics
W 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Spady, Richard H.
Wyman Park W603
Advanced Econometrics AS.180.690 (01)
Advanced econometric techniques are often essential to innovative empirical work, but finding and implementing the right methods for a particular problem poses formidable challenges. This course/seminar aims to address these challenges by combining lectures and discussions of foundational econometric methods in areas of student interest (whether those interests be specific for thesis work or more speculative) with examples of implementation, including software development, in more of a ‘workshop’ environment. The emphasis will be on drawing on the resources of econometric theory to address specific empirical issues while at the same time developing implementation skills.
Credits: 2.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: W 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Instructor: Spady, Richard H.
Room: Wyman Park W603
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.694 (01)
Applied Microeconomics Workshop
W 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Elliott, Jonathan Tyler
Wyman Park W603
Applied Microeconomics Workshop AS.180.694 (01)
This is a weekly seminar series that brings in speakers from other universities to present their research in the field of applied microeconomics. Graduate Students only.
Credits: 1.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: W 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Elliott, Jonathan Tyler
Room: Wyman Park W603
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.695 (01)
Microeconomic Theory Workshop
M 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Chen, Ying
Wyman Park W603
Microeconomic Theory Workshop AS.180.695 (01)
This is a seminar series devoted to the presentation of research in microeconomic theory, typically by speakers from outside the department. Graduate students only.
Credits: 1.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: M 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Chen, Ying
Room: Wyman Park W603
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.696 (01)
Macroeconomics Workshop
T 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Fourakis, Stelios Stephen
Wyman Park W603
Macroeconomics Workshop AS.180.696 (01)
This course features lectures by economists from other universities. They present research findings at the frontier of the field. Graduate students only.
Credits: 1.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: T 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Instructor: Fourakis, Stelios Stephen
Room: Wyman Park W603
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.697 (01)
Research Seminar
F 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Karni, Edi
Wyman Park W604
Research Seminar AS.180.697 (01)
The purpose of this seminar is to train students to do research in economics. This course is for second year graduate students in the PhD program in Economics. For Graduate Students Only.
Credits: 1.00
Level: Graduate
Days/Times: F 12:30PM - 1:30PM
Instructor: Karni, Edi
Room: Wyman Park W604
Status: Open
Seats Available: 24/30
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.891 (01)
Dissertation Research
Duffee, Greg R
Dissertation Research AS.180.891 (01)
This course is for students working on the dissertation for the Ph.D. in Economics. It is graded pass-fail
Credits: 10.00 - 20.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Duffee, Greg R
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 13/40
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.896 (01)
Research Practicum
Chen, Ying
Research Practicum AS.180.896 (01)
Successful completion of this course counts towards the Ph.D. research requirement. This course is for second-year graduate students in the Economics Ph.D. program to obtain graduate credit for work off-campus that provides training and the development of skills in research. Before the practicum is begun, the graduate student must identify a sponsoring faculty member or seek permission from the student’s faculty adviser. The faculty member or adviser must sign a form that certifies that graduate credit will be granted, verifies the nature of the work to be performed by the student, and explains how the practicum helps to fulfill a degree requirement. Graded Pass/Fail.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Chen, Ying
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.896 (02)
Research Practicum
Moffitt, Robert A
Research Practicum AS.180.896 (02)
Successful completion of this course counts towards the Ph.D. research requirement. This course is for second-year graduate students in the Economics Ph.D. program to obtain graduate credit for work off-campus that provides training and the development of skills in research. Before the practicum is begun, the graduate student must identify a sponsoring faculty member or seek permission from the student’s faculty adviser. The faculty member or adviser must sign a form that certifies that graduate credit will be granted, verifies the nature of the work to be performed by the student, and explains how the practicum helps to fulfill a degree requirement. Graded Pass/Fail.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Moffitt, Robert A
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.896 (03)
Research Practicum
Krasnokutskaya, Elena
Research Practicum AS.180.896 (03)
Successful completion of this course counts towards the Ph.D. research requirement. This course is for second-year graduate students in the Economics Ph.D. program to obtain graduate credit for work off-campus that provides training and the development of skills in research. Before the practicum is begun, the graduate student must identify a sponsoring faculty member or seek permission from the student’s faculty adviser. The faculty member or adviser must sign a form that certifies that graduate credit will be granted, verifies the nature of the work to be performed by the student, and explains how the practicum helps to fulfill a degree requirement. Graded Pass/Fail.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Krasnokutskaya, Elena
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.896 (04)
Research Practicum
Khan, M Ali
Research Practicum AS.180.896 (04)
Successful completion of this course counts towards the Ph.D. research requirement. This course is for second-year graduate students in the Economics Ph.D. program to obtain graduate credit for work off-campus that provides training and the development of skills in research. Before the practicum is begun, the graduate student must identify a sponsoring faculty member or seek permission from the student’s faculty adviser. The faculty member or adviser must sign a form that certifies that graduate credit will be granted, verifies the nature of the work to be performed by the student, and explains how the practicum helps to fulfill a degree requirement. Graded Pass/Fail.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Khan, M Ali
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.896 (05)
Research Practicum
Jeanne, Olivier
Research Practicum AS.180.896 (05)
Successful completion of this course counts towards the Ph.D. research requirement. This course is for second-year graduate students in the Economics Ph.D. program to obtain graduate credit for work off-campus that provides training and the development of skills in research. Before the practicum is begun, the graduate student must identify a sponsoring faculty member or seek permission from the student’s faculty adviser. The faculty member or adviser must sign a form that certifies that graduate credit will be granted, verifies the nature of the work to be performed by the student, and explains how the practicum helps to fulfill a degree requirement. Graded Pass/Fail.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Jeanne, Olivier
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.896 (06)
Research Practicum
Hwang, Yujung
Research Practicum AS.180.896 (06)
Successful completion of this course counts towards the Ph.D. research requirement. This course is for second-year graduate students in the Economics Ph.D. program to obtain graduate credit for work off-campus that provides training and the development of skills in research. Before the practicum is begun, the graduate student must identify a sponsoring faculty member or seek permission from the student’s faculty adviser. The faculty member or adviser must sign a form that certifies that graduate credit will be granted, verifies the nature of the work to be performed by the student, and explains how the practicum helps to fulfill a degree requirement. Graded Pass/Fail.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Graduate Independent Academic Work
Days/Times:
Instructor: Hwang, Yujung
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.180.898 (01)
Teaching Practicum
Staff
Teaching Practicum AS.180.898 (01)
Successful completion of this course counts towards the Ph.D. teaching requirement. This course is for graduate students in the Economics Ph.D. program to obtain graduate credit for work off-campus that provides training and the development of skills in teaching. Before the practicum is begun, the graduate student must identify a sponsoring faculty member or seek permission from the student’s faculty adviser. The faculty member or adviser must sign a form that certifies that graduate credit will be granted, verifies the nature of the work to be performed by the student, and explains how the practicum helps to fulfill a degree requirement. Graded Pass/Fail.