Undergraduate Courses

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Course # (Section)	Title	Day/Times	Instructor	Location	Term	Additional Details
AS.180.101 (01)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Remsen Hall 1; Gilman 17	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (02)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Remsen Hall 1; Gilman 55	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 6/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (03)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 3:00PM - 3:50PM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Remsen Hall 1; Shaffer 002	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/30 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (04)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 3:00PM - 3:50PM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Mudd 26; Bloomberg 176	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Canceled Seats Available: 29/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (05)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Remsen Hall 1; Gilman 17	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 16/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (06)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Mudd 26; Bloomberg 176	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Canceled Seats Available: 29/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.102 (01)	Elements of Microeconomics	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Remsen Hall 1	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with an emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services. It covers the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems. The course includes lectures twice a week, each 75 minutes, and a TA session once a week for 50 minutes. The TA session is highly recommended, and attendance in both the lecture class and TA section is crucial for a better performance in the course. Students must check the dates and times of the TA sections before registering for a particular section. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/40 Tags: n/a
AS.180.102 (02)	Elements of Microeconomics	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Remsen Hall 1	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with an emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services. It covers the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems. The course includes lectures twice a week, each 75 minutes, and a TA session once a week for 50 minutes. The TA session is highly recommended, and attendance in both the lecture class and TA section is crucial for a better performance in the course. Students must check the dates and times of the TA sections before registering for a particular section. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/40 Tags: n/a
AS.180.102 (03)	Elements of Microeconomics	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Remsen Hall 1	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with an emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services. It covers the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems. The course includes lectures twice a week, each 75 minutes, and a TA session once a week for 50 minutes. The TA session is highly recommended, and attendance in both the lecture class and TA section is crucial for a better performance in the course. Students must check the dates and times of the TA sections before registering for a particular section. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 2/40 Tags: n/a
AS.180.102 (04)	Elements of Microeconomics	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Remsen Hall 1	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with an emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services. It covers the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems. The course includes lectures twice a week, each 75 minutes, and a TA session once a week for 50 minutes. The TA session is highly recommended, and attendance in both the lecture class and TA section is crucial for a better performance in the course. Students must check the dates and times of the TA sections before registering for a particular section. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 2/40 Tags: n/a
AS.180.118 (01)	Reality Roundtable	W 12:00PM - 12:50PM	Faust, Jon W	Wyman Park 350	Spring 2026	Description: Each Wednesday, noon, emerging economic issues, identified throughout the semester, are reviewed. A broad group meets, every other week, overseen by Professor's Robert Barbera and Jon Faust. Other participants include economics department faculty and graduate students, and around 10 undergraduates--afforded access by invitation only. Readings are distributed before the Wednesday meeting. The issues discussed are generally controversial. Undergrads are invited to offer opinions. On off weeks, the undergrads will meet with Professor Jon Faust, and the previous week's discussion will be reviewed. Lunch is provided each week. Credits: 1.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/10 Tags: CES-ELECT
AS.180.210 (01)	Migrating to Opportunity? Economic Evidence from East Asia, the U.S. and the EU	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora	Shaffer 002	Spring 2026	Description: Increased mobility of people across national borders, whether by choice or by force, has become an integral part of the modern world. Using a comparative perspective and an applied economics approach, the course explores the economic and political determinants, and (likely) consequences of migration flows for East Asia, the US and the EU. Lectures, assignments and in class discussions, will be built around the following topics: i) migrants’ self-selection; ii) human capital investment decision-making; iii) remittance decisions and effects; iv) impacts on labor markets of both receiving and sending countries; and v) the economic benefits from immigration. Overall, the course will give students perspective on the why people choose or feel compelled to leave their countries, how receiving countries respond to migrants’ presence, and the key economic policy concerns that are influencing the shaping of immigration policy in East Asia, the US, and the EU. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 7/25 Tags: CES-BM, INST-ECON
AS.180.231 (01)	Debates in Macroeconomics	W 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Feinman, Josh	Maryland 217	Spring 2026	Description: This course covers some of the more contentious current debates in macroeconomics. Topics include: tariffs and the backlash against globalization: warranted? unprecedented? who gains/who loses?; did the fiscal stimulus of 2021 overdo it? do workers benefit from a cut in the corporate tax?; have unconventional monetary policies helped?; why did interest rates trend lower for decades?; is immigration an economic bane or boon?; how pervasive is rising income inequality, and what are its causes and consequences?; has competition waned in US markets? what’s behind declining housing affordability? Students will use the tools of economics to analyze these and other pressing issues. Though definitive answers may prove elusive, sound economic analysis can shed considerable light, not least by unmasking the political biases that often drive protagonists on both sides of these debates. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/20 Tags: CES-FT, ECON-FINMIN, CES-ELECT
AS.180.233 (01)	Economics of Transition and Institutional Change	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Poliakova, Ludmila	Hodson 303	Spring 2026	Description: This course will introduce students to the comparative analysis of institutions of existing capitalist systems and to the historical evolution of those institutions. By comparing the economic systems of different nations, we will try to reveal the institutional setups that either contribute or hinder economic performance. We will also examine the process of countries transforming their economies and investigate the factors that determine the differences in reforms’ outcomes between countries. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/15 Tags: CES-LSO, CES-PD, CES-ELECT, INST-ECON
AS.180.239 (01)	Urban Economics	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Fatehin, Sohani	Krieger 304	Spring 2026	Description: This course introduces students to the major ideas of modern urban economics focused on the causes and consequences of urban economic growth, urban poverty and a city's quality of life. We will analyze basic questions such as; Why is Silicon Valley in Silicon Valley? Why did Beijing become so polluted? Why is crime high in Baltimore? Why does rich San Francisco face a homelessness challenge? The role of federal, state, and local government in urban life will be explored. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 3/20 Tags: CES-CC, CES-LE, CES-RI, CES-TI
AS.180.241 (01)	International Trade	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Dasgupta, Somasree	Hodson 210	Spring 2026	Description: Theory of comparative advantage and the international division of labor: the determinants and pattern of trade, factor price equalization, factor mobility, gains from trade and distribution of income, and theory and practice or tariffs and other trade restrictions. Recommended Course Background: AS.180.101. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/60 Tags: CES-FT, INST-ECON
AS.180.242 (01)	International Monetary Economics	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Poliakova, Ludmila	Maryland 201	Spring 2026	Description: This course presents International Monetary Economics theory and applies it towards gaining an understanding of recent events and current policy issues. The theory presented in this course covers a broad range of topics including exchange rate determination, monetary and fiscal policy in an open economy, balance of payments crisis, the choice of exchange rate, and international debt. The insights provided by these theoretical frameworks will enable us to discuss topics such as the global financial crisis, global financial imbalances, the Chinese exchange rate regime, and proposed changes in the international financial architecture. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/40 Tags: CES-FT, ECON-FINMIN, INST-ECON
AS.180.244 (01)	Market Design	TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM	Petri Betto, Maria Fernanda	Hodson 305	Spring 2026	Description: We will study how the rules of a market impact behavior, and in turn whether this behavior leads to (un)desirable outcomes. We will cover how the lessons learned from both successful and failing markets have been used by economists to design new markets. It will help us address questions such as: (i) Can economics help with the shortage of donated kidneys? (ii) How should a ride share service assign cars to clients? (iii) Can changing the way school seats are assigned change the welfare of students in a city? The material is intended to be as accessible as possible, keeping the mathematical technicalities to a minimum (i.e. one-term of calculus would be sufficient). Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 6/27 Tags: CES-TI, CES-FT
AS.180.246 (01)	Environmental Economics	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Elliott, Jonathan Tyler	Bloomberg 278	Spring 2026	Description: In this course we will study the role of the government in the regulation of the environment. In the first half of the course we will take a broad overview of environmental economics. We will focus on evaluating the effectiveness and trade-offs associated with various tools used to regulate the environment, covering topics related to market failures, pollution regulation, and regulation under uncertainty. In the second half of the course, we take a more applied approach and consider topics related to particular environmental issues including climate change, study the functioning of particular industries such as energy and electricity, and consider challenges to regulation such as enforcement, international borders, and unknown control costs. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 26/40 Tags: CES-LE, INST-ECON, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR, ENGY-SCIPOL
AS.180.249 (01)	Gender Economics	WF 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Ames 234	Spring 2026	Description: "We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters." ― Gloria Steinem This course aims to explore the differences in economic outcomes observed among women and men. We will study those differences in earnings, income, asset ownership, hours of work, unpaid work, poverty, and the allocation of resources within the household. The course explores the gender dimensions of paid labor and how gender roles in unpaid work and in caring labor impact how men and women participate in the formal and informal economy. It will evaluate women’s perspectives and experiences in the United States and around the world. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/20 Tags: CES-GI
AS.180.285 (01)	Information and Investing Seminar	W 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Heerdt, Kevin M.	Krieger 304	Spring 2026	Description: The course will seek to discuss and illuminate the information (news reports, industry reports, government statistics, and proprietary indicators) that investors use to make investment decisions. The course will be conducted in the framework of a weekly investment committee format wherein information is processed to maximize an investment portfolio’s return to risk. Each class will be conducted in two parts. The first part will require students to share with the class information gathered from their assigned specialty (e.g.: fixed income, equities, emerging markets, commodities) and the second part will require group interaction as to what decisions need to be made to a hypothetical portfolio in order to maximize objectives. The course will require regular reading of financial and economic news as well as numerous assigned industry and academic research related to global finance. Other: this course will require quite a bit of reading and regular interaction in group discussion and with the instructor. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/10 Tags: ECON-FINMIN, CES-FT
AS.180.301 (01)	Microeconomic Theory	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Daley, Brendan; Karni, Edi	Gilman 50; Shaffer 307	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the modern theory of allocation of resources, starting with the theories of the individual consumer and producer, and proceeding to analysis of systems of interacting individuals, first in the theory of exchange, then to systems which include production as well. A grade of C or higher is recommended in Elements of Micro (AS 180.102) and Elements of Macro (AS 180.101) to take this course. Credits: 4.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/42 Tags: CES-LC
AS.180.301 (02)	Microeconomic Theory	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Daley, Brendan; Karni, Edi	Gilman 50; Hodson 311	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to the modern theory of allocation of resources, starting with the theories of the individual consumer and producer, and proceeding to analysis of systems of interacting individuals, first in the theory of exchange, then to systems which include production as well. A grade of C or higher is recommended in Elements of Micro (AS 180.102) and Elements of Macro (AS 180.101) to take this course. Credits: 4.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/42 Tags: CES-LC
AS.180.302 (01)	Macroeconomic Theory	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Ball, Laurence M	Remsen Hall 1; Krieger 180	Spring 2026	Description: The course provides a treatment of macroeconomic theory including a static analysis of the determination of output, employment, the price level, the rate of interest, and a dynamic analysis of growth, inflation, and business cycles. In addition, the use and effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy to bring about full employment, price stability, and steady economic growth will be discussed. A grade of C or higher is recommended in Elements of Micro (AS 180.102) and Elements of Macro (AS 180.101) to take this course. Credits: 4.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 14/42 Tags: CES-PD
AS.180.302 (02)	Macroeconomic Theory	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Ball, Laurence M	Remsen Hall 1; Krieger 180	Spring 2026	Description: The course provides a treatment of macroeconomic theory including a static analysis of the determination of output, employment, the price level, the rate of interest, and a dynamic analysis of growth, inflation, and business cycles. In addition, the use and effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy to bring about full employment, price stability, and steady economic growth will be discussed. A grade of C or higher is recommended in Elements of Micro (AS 180.102) and Elements of Macro (AS 180.101) to take this course. Credits: 4.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 32/42 Tags: CES-PD
AS.180.303 (01)	Topics in International Macroeconomics and Finance	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Jeanne, Olivier	Gilman 75	Spring 2026	Description: The course will review selected topics in international macroeconomics and finance. The topics include: financial globalization; international portfolio diversification; capital account liberalization and the choice of the exchange rate regime in emerging markets. The analysis will be motivated by current policy issues but will also be based on mathematical models of the international economy. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/25 Tags: INST-ECON, CES-FT, CES-PD, ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.309 (01)	Economics of Uncertainty and Information	MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM	Karni, Edi	Gilman 10	Spring 2026	Description: In this course we'll discuss the theory of decision making in the face of risk, the theory of risk aversion and its applications to financial and insurance markets. Building on the theory of individual decision making under risk, we will study the economic implications of asymmetric information, the type of market failures produced by adverse selection and moral hazard problems, and the models that were advanced to analyze these problems, including incentive contracts, screening and signaling equilibria. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 3/10 Tags: CES-TI, CES-FT
AS.180.311 (01)	Demystifying Alternative Investments	Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Ginsberger, Sarah; Goodman, Laurie	Shaffer 002	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to alternative investments taught by a hedge fund industry professional. This course will explore alternative asset classes including hedge funds, private equity, and real assets. Students will investigate the relationship between investment managers, institutional capital allocators, and the banking system. The class will examine the role alternative assets play in an institutional portfolio. Select JHU alumni and institutional investors will share firsthand insight throughout the semester. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 3/25 Tags: ECON-FINMIN, CES-FT
AS.180.333 (01)	Advanced Health Economics & Policy	W 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Trujillo, Antonio Jose	Krieger 302	Spring 2026	Description: This course covers economic models to understand the determinants of health, the demand for health services, the market supply of health services in competitive and non-competitive markets, the provision of health insurance, access to prescription drugs, and the process of innovation and diffusion in health. It exposes the students to the main market failures in healthcare as well as analyzes health policy options to solve these market shortcomings. The course provides an overview of recent advances in the field of health economics in the areas of research methods, data analysis, and well-establish findings while including the discussion of unsolved issues in the field. Recommended background: AS.180.289 Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 2/17 Tags: CES-CC, CES-PD
AS.180.334 (01)	Econometrics	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Giannone, Domenico	Mergenthaler 111; Gilman 400	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to empirical methods in economics. The course combines rigorous econometric theory with hands-on training, using actual economic data and advanced statistical software to address concrete and relevant economic problems. Students learn to critically evaluate empirical studies conducted by others and to design and conduct their own analyses independently. The skills acquired are critical for careers in international institutions, government, business, finance, and consulting. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/24 Tags: n/a
AS.180.334 (02)	Econometrics	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Giannone, Domenico	Mergenthaler 111; Hodson 203	Spring 2026	Description: An introduction to empirical methods in economics. The course combines rigorous econometric theory with hands-on training, using actual economic data and advanced statistical software to address concrete and relevant economic problems. Students learn to critically evaluate empirical studies conducted by others and to design and conduct their own analyses independently. The skills acquired are critical for careers in international institutions, government, business, finance, and consulting. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 6/25 Tags: n/a
AS.180.336 (01)	Macroeconomic Strategies	W 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Barbera, Bob	Krieger 307	Spring 2026	Description: Will sketch out a strategy for anticipating economic turning points. Business cycle basics, monetary policy/financial market/real economy interactions will be reviewed. Long-term growth issues will be explored. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/16 Tags: CES-FT, CES-PD, ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.349 (01)	Economics of Race, Gender and Culture	Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Hwang, Yujung	Bloomberg 276	Spring 2026	Description: This course will overview popular causal inference methods and their applications in the economics of race, gender, and culture. For each causal inference method, the class will cover the econometric theory and how to implement the method in the STATA program. Students will solve many STATA exercises in class, so they must bring a laptop to those classes. Next, we will discuss papers that used the method to answer a research question about race, gender, and culture. The topics to cover include how to show there is racial/gender discrimination and how preference is formed. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/10 Tags: INST-ECON, CES-GI, CES-RI
AS.180.352 (01)	Public Economics	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Fatehin, Sohani	Krieger 304	Spring 2026	Description: This course explores issues related to expenditure and tax policies of governments, as well as views regarding the purpose of government and criteria for evaluating government actions. The course also includes a discussion of how group or collective choices are made within society, how environmental policies affect the level of pollution, and the importance of public debt. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/15 Tags: CES-LE, CES-LSO
AS.180.355 (01)	Economics of Poverty/Inequality	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Krieger 306	Spring 2026	Description: This course focuses on the economics of poverty and inequality. It covers the measurement of poverty and inequality, facts and trends over time, the causes of poverty and inequality with a focus on those related to earnings and the labor market, and public policy toward poverty and inequality, covering both taxation and government expenditure and programs. By the nature of the material, the course is fairly statistical and quantitative. Students should have an intermediate understanding of microeconomic concepts. Basic knowledge of regression analysis is also helpful. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 3/15 Tags: CES-PD, CES-ELECT, CES-RI, INST-ECON
AS.180.356 (01)	Data Driven & Quantitative Finance	T 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Ginsberg, Nicholas	Shaffer 304	Spring 2026	Description: This course will introduce students to the real-world experience of being a Wall Street data scientist, or "quant". Students will combine programming, statistics, math, finance and economics to learn applied techniques used by the banks, hedge funds, and other players in the world of finance. This course is designed to challenge students with realistic scenarios that quants face, including valuations, portfolio/risk management, time series analysis, natural language processing, and machine learning. This course is programming, math and presentation heavy. Students will be encouraged to use AI tools such as ChatGPT or Claude, as they learn to complete assignments in much the way they would in a real-world setting. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 3/15 Tags: ECON-FINMIN, CES-FT, CES-TI
AS.180.361 (01)	Rich Countries, Poor Countries	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Dasgupta, Somasree	Wyman Park N105	Spring 2026	Description: Why are some countries rich while some other countries poor? Why does a country’s income per person generally grow over time? We try to analyze these questions using the theoretical and empirical growth literature. We will study seminal growth models, and also try to explain cross-country income differences in terms of factors like geography, institutions and global integration. Knowledge of regression analysis (including instrumental variables estimation) is required. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/10 Tags: CES-FT, CES-PD, CES-TI, INST-ECON
AS.180.367 (01)	Investment-Portfolio Management	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Lipinska, Anna	Olin 305	Spring 2026	Description: Investment securities and their markets, especially the stock market. The relations between expected return and risk. The determination of security prices. Financial portfolio selection. The assessment of the performance of managed portfolios. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 28/60 Tags: ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.375 (01)	Causal Analysis: Using Big (and small) Data to Answer Economic Questions	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Isen, Adam M	Gilman 10	Spring 2026	Description: The purpose of the course is to show how experimental, quasi-experimental, and non- experimental methods can be used to advance knowledge about topics in economics and answer important policy and business questions. It will teach students the empirical techniques required to analyze data to determine causal relationships. The course will begin with a focus on the use of experimental methods in economics. Students will then proceed to learn and apply alternative empirical methods that can be employed to establish cause and effect when data are not obtained from a fully randomized setting. The tools and topics that are covered will be relevant to students interested in economics or other social sciences. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (01)	Independent Study		Barbera, Bob		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (02)	Independent Study		Seshie-Nasser, Hellen		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (03)	Independent Study		Dasgupta, Somasree		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (04)	Independent Study		Hwang, Yujung		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (06)	Independent Study		Hu, Yingyao		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (07)	Independent Study		Daley, Brendan		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (08)	Independent Study		Jeanne, Olivier		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (09)	Independent Study		Morgan, Barbara Anne		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (10)	Independent Study		Poliakova, Ludmila		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (11)	Independent Study		Feinman, Josh		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (12)	Independent Study		Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (13)	Independent Study		Khan, Mohammed Ali		Spring 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (01)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Hwang, Yujung		Spring 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a research/thesis advisor. The contact (in spring of Junior year) should be the course instructor listed for this course. He/she will coordinate registration and grade-reporting, and will also be available to discuss research ideas and to help put students in touch with possible thesis advisors. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course can not be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/1 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (02)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Moffitt, Robert A		Spring 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a research/thesis advisor. The contact (in spring of Junior year) should be the course instructor listed for this course. He/she will coordinate registration and grade-reporting, and will also be available to discuss research ideas and to help put students in touch with possible thesis advisors. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course can not be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/1 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (03)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora		Spring 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a research/thesis advisor. The contact (in spring of Junior year) should be the course instructor listed for this course. He/she will coordinate registration and grade-reporting, and will also be available to discuss research ideas and to help put students in touch with possible thesis advisors. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course can not be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (04)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Papageorge, Nicholas W		Spring 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a research/thesis advisor. The contact (in spring of Junior year) should be the course instructor listed for this course. He/she will coordinate registration and grade-reporting, and will also be available to discuss research ideas and to help put students in touch with possible thesis advisors. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course can not be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (02)	Senior Honors Thesis		Papageorge, Nicholas W		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/1 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (03)	Senior Honors Thesis		Khan, Mohammed Ali		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/1 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (04)	Senior Honors Thesis		Wright, Jonathan H		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/1 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (05)	Senior Honors Thesis		Jeanne, Olivier		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/1 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (06)	Senior Honors Thesis		Hu, Yingyao		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 1/1 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (07)	Senior Honors Thesis		Hwang, Yujung		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (09)	Senior Honors Thesis		Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (10)	Senior Honors Thesis		Ball, Laurence M		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (11)	Senior Honors Thesis		Bianchi, Francesco		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (12)	Senior Honors Thesis		Moffitt, Robert A		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (14)	Senior Honors Thesis		Seshie-Nasser, Hellen		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (15)	Senior Honors Thesis		Carroll, Chris		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (16)	Senior Honors Thesis		Isen, Adam M		Spring 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). The formal course instructor will be in charge of overseeing registration and submitting grades. He/she will also be available for discussions of progress or problems on the thesis. Please note that your thesis advisor can be any faculty member in the Department of Economics, and need not be the same person as the course instructor. (This course cannot be counted as one of the 5 elective economics courses required for the Economics Major.) Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.190.420 (01)	From Polycrisis to Polytunity	M 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Ang, Yuen Yuen	Krieger 304	Spring 2026	Description: Around the world, people speak of living through a “polycrisis”—a time when overlapping disruptions create fear and paralysis. In this course, Prof. Yuen Yuen Ang invites you to flip the script: from polycrisis to polytunity, seeing disruption as a portal to new possibilities. Polytunity opens into Ang’s broader paradigm, AIM (Adaptive, Inclusive, Moral) Political Economy, which builds on her earlier works (How China Escaped the Poverty Trap, China’s Gilded Age). Together we’ll explore AIM’s three pillars: Adaptive (systems not machine thinking), Inclusive (diverse pathways, not one template), and Moral (ideas are shaped by power and positionality)—and trace how they can inspire both new research agendas and real-world applications across a range of fields. We’ll see how Ang’s “ideational forest” grows from roots to canopy, offering a generative compass for navigating our age of disruption. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 6/12 Tags: POLI-PT, INST-PT, AGRI-ELECT, CES-LSO, CES-PD, CES-TI
AS.192.404 (01)	Autocracy, Democracy and Development: Korea, Indonesia and Myanmar	M 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora	Gilman 119	Spring 2026	Description: East Asia’s “miracle growth” has not gone hand in hand with a decisive move toward democracy. Over the last 30 years, only eight East Asian countries have become democratic out of more than 60 countries worldwide, and they continue to struggle with the challenges of democratic consolidation, weak political governance, and limited citizens’ political engagement. This course explores the reasons why democratization proceeds slowly in East Asia, and seems to be essentially decoupled from the region’s fast-paced economic growth. The choice of Korea, Indonesia, and Myanmar as the case studies for this course results from their authoritarian past as well as their more recent institutional and political trajectories towards democracy.Contact instructor if prerequisites are not met. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 4/15 Tags: INST-CP, INST-ECON, CES-PD
AS.180.101 (85)	Elements of Macroeconomics		Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Online	Summer 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 3/20 Tags: n/a
AS.180.102 (82)	Elements of Microeconomics		Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Online	Summer 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with an emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services. It covers the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems. The course includes lectures twice a week, each 75 minutes, and a TA session once a week for 50 minutes. The TA session is highly recommended, and attendance in both the lecture class and TA section is crucial for a better performance in the course. Students must check the dates and times of the TA sections before registering for a particular section. Credits: 3.00 Status: Closed Seats Available: 0/20 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (01)	Independent Study		Barbera, Bob		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (02)	Independent Study		Seshie-Nasser, Hellen		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (03)	Independent Study		Dasgupta, Somasree		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (04)	Independent Study		Hwang, Yujung		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (05)	Independent Study		Trujillo, Antonio Jose		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (08)	Independent Study		Jeanne, Olivier		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (09)	Independent Study		Morgan, Barbara Anne		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (10)	Independent Study		Poliakova, Ludmila		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (11)	Independent Study		Feinman, Josh		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (12)	Independent Study		Rebucci, Alessandro		Summer 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.001.132 (01)	FYS: The Great Divide: Income and Wealth Inequality in the United States	W 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Morgan, Barbara Anne	Gilman 134	Fall 2026	Description: How do we measure inequalities in income and wealth? What do the historical and comparative trends look like and how do economists explain them? Is economic inequality a significant problem in the United States today? If not, why not? If so, why? And what tools do we have in the policy arsenal to deal with it? In sharing our different perspectives we will have to wrestle with concepts you may be curious about, such as “supply-side economics” “technological change” “free trade” “the top 1%” and “the k-shaped economy,” concepts that will hopefully prove useful in your understanding of other current economic issues. As an added twist, we will pair short vignettes from literature with economics readings to provide a historical and philosophical perspective, and to motivate our weekly discussions. You will have the opportunity to exchange ideas with fellow classmates in presenting group research and leading class discussions. Your final, individual presentation will explore some aspect of economic inequality, broadly defined, inspired by your own selection from literature, poetry, art, music, or film. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 12/12 Tags: CES-PD, CES-RI
AS.001.295 (01)	FYS: Strategic Economic Thinking - Theory and Practice	W 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Barbera, Bob	Wyman Park 350	Fall 2026	Description: This First-Year Seminar explores how pattern recognition can lead to economic ideas and theories. We begin by looking for patterns in unexpected places. The film Good Will Hunting has much to say about careers versus caring. A film made a half century earlier, On the Waterfront, seems to be about completely different things. Together we investigate the notion that Good Will Hunting may be understood as a remake of On the Waterfront, and consider what this comparison reveals about values, incentives, and decision-making. Adam Smith coined the phrase “invisible hand,” suggesting that individuals, each pursuing their own agenda, nonetheless deliver for society. Smith also wrote The Theory of Moral Sentiments. We will read selections from this book and work together to consider Smith’s sense of how one might act as an agent seeking to do good. Wall Street and the world of finance provide the lifeblood for capitalist economies. Despite pervasive uncertainty, decision-makers direct funds toward enterprises they believe will be profitable. We will examine elements of conventional finance theory to understand how Wall Street succeeds, and also look at renegade thinkers, including Hyman Minsky, to consider why financial systems sometimes fail. Finally, we step outside strictly economic framings to ask broader questions about altruism, environmental awareness, job satisfaction, and the role of government. Through short readings, films, and discussion, students will reflect on how economic thinking shapes our understanding of citizenship and life in society. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 12/12 Tags: CES-ELECT
AS.180.101 (01)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Mudd 26; Gilman 17	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (02)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Mudd 26; Gilman 55	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 7/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (03)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 3:00PM - 3:50PM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Mudd 26; Krieger 309	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 23/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (04)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 3:00PM - 3:50PM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Mudd 26; Gilman 119	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 26/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (05)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Mudd 26; Gilman 132	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 25/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.101 (06)	Elements of Macroeconomics	WF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, M 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Barbera, Bob; Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Mudd 26; Ames 234	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with emphasis on total national income and output, employment, the price level and inflation, money, the government budget, the national debt, and interest rates. The role of public policy. Applications of economic analysis to government and personal decisions. Prerequisite: basic facility with graphs and algebra. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 28/29 Tags: n/a
AS.180.102 (01)	Elements of Microeconomics	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Remsen Hall 101	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with an emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services. It covers the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems. The course includes lectures twice a week, each 75 minutes, and a TA session once a week for 50 minutes. The TA session is highly recommended, and attendance in both the lecture class and TA section is crucial for a better performance in the course. Students must check the dates and times of the TA sections before registering for a particular section. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 13/40 Tags: n/a
AS.180.102 (02)	Elements of Microeconomics	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Remsen Hall 101	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with an emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services. It covers the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems. The course includes lectures twice a week, each 75 minutes, and a TA session once a week for 50 minutes. The TA session is highly recommended, and attendance in both the lecture class and TA section is crucial for a better performance in the course. Students must check the dates and times of the TA sections before registering for a particular section. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 29/40 Tags: n/a
AS.180.102 (03)	Elements of Microeconomics	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Remsen Hall 101	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with an emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services. It covers the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems. The course includes lectures twice a week, each 75 minutes, and a TA session once a week for 50 minutes. The TA session is highly recommended, and attendance in both the lecture class and TA section is crucial for a better performance in the course. Students must check the dates and times of the TA sections before registering for a particular section. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 34/40 Tags: n/a
AS.180.102 (04)	Elements of Microeconomics	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Remsen Hall 101	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the economic system and economic analysis, with an emphasis on demand and supply, relative prices, the allocation of resources, and the distribution of goods and services. It covers the theory of consumer behavior, the theory of the firm, and competition and monopoly, including the application of microeconomic analysis to contemporary problems. The course includes lectures twice a week, each 75 minutes, and a TA session once a week for 50 minutes. The TA session is highly recommended, and attendance in both the lecture class and TA section is crucial for a better performance in the course. Students must check the dates and times of the TA sections before registering for a particular section. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 33/40 Tags: n/a
AS.180.118 (01)	Reality Roundtable	W 12:00PM - 1:00PM	Faust, Jon W	Ames 234	Fall 2026	Description: Each Wednesday, noon, emerging economic issues, identified throughout the semester, are reviewed. A broad group meets, every other week, overseen by Professor's Robert Barbera and Jon Faust. Other participants include economics department faculty and graduate students, and around 10 undergraduates--afforded access by invitation only. Readings are distributed before the Wednesday meeting. The issues discussed are generally controversial. Undergrads are invited to offer opinions. On off weeks, the undergrads will meet with Professor Jon Faust, and the previous week's discussion will be reviewed. Lunch is provided each week. Credits: 1.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 6/10 Tags: CES-ELECT
AS.180.214 (01)	The Economic Experience of the BRIC Countries	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Dasgupta, Somasree	Wyman Park N105	Fall 2026	Description: In 2001, Jim O’Neill, the Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs, coined the acronym BRIC to identify the four large emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China. These economies had an amazing run for the next decade, and emerged as the biggest and fastest growing emerging markets. However, since 2014 there has been some divergence in the BRICs’ economic performance. In this course, we look at the economic experiences of the BRIC countries for the past several decades. We discuss the reasons that contributed to their exceptional growth rates, with particular emphasis on their transformation into market economies, and the reasons for their eventual divergence. We also analyze some of the challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/20 Tags: INST-ECON, INST-CP, CES-FT, CES-PD
AS.180.214 (02)	The Economic Experience of the BRIC Countries	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Dasgupta, Somasree	Gilman 132	Fall 2026	Description: In 2001, Jim O’Neill, the Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs, coined the acronym BRIC to identify the four large emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China. These economies had an amazing run for the next decade, and emerged as the biggest and fastest growing emerging markets. However, since 2014 there has been some divergence in the BRICs’ economic performance. In this course, we look at the economic experiences of the BRIC countries for the past several decades. We discuss the reasons that contributed to their exceptional growth rates, with particular emphasis on their transformation into market economies, and the reasons for their eventual divergence. We also analyze some of the challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/20 Tags: INST-ECON, INST-CP, CES-FT, CES-PD
AS.180.219 (01)	Investing as a Liberal Art	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Rowe, Joshua	Maryland 104	Fall 2026	Description: This course is designed as an introduction to the practice of institutional investment management, aimed at liberal arts majors. We will study a range of multidisciplinary sources in order to better understand how surprisingly multifaceted and rich the world of investing really is. Financial markets are information processing technologies that link together current events, science, engineering, medicine, politics, sports and entertainment, culture and society. To survive and thrive as an investor in financial markets, humans must embark on a journey of lifelong learning, using both their right and left brains to trace patterns across wildly different fields, and across time in a dynamic world. Traditional courses in financial economics necessarily leave these “distribution requirements” to other departments. This course is intended to help guide students to tie together some of these disparate threads. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/15 Tags: ECON-FINMIN
AS.180.223 (01)	Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa	WF 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Seshie-Nasser, Hellen	Croft Hall G02	Fall 2026	Description: Many sub-Saharan African countries are among the least developed countries in the world. In this course, we explore the economic development experiences of African countries, with more focus on sub-Saharan Africa. The course starts with a historical perspective, delves into development strategies, and examines evidence on successes and failures of some case study countries. We conclude by analyzing the many challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process. Elements of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics are required prerequisites. There would be group presentations on assigned readings. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/20 Tags: INST-ECON, CES-PD, CES-TI, CES-RI
AS.180.229 (01)	Economics of Health and Education in South Asia	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Fatehin, Sohani	Gilman 186	Fall 2026	Description: Human capital is an important factor of economic growth in South Asian economies, along with physical capital and technology. Addressing health and education challenges has implications for improving a country’s human capital formation and income growth. In this course, we look at past and present health and educational outcomes in South Asian Countries. We discuss the gaps in access to education and health care services, the quality of education and health care services as well as the impacts on the productivity of the labor force. We also empirically analyze the link between economic growth and human capital development. Furthermore, we focus on some challenges and future policy options for economies in South Asia. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/15 Tags: INST-ECON, CES-PD
AS.180.261 (01)	Monetary Analysis	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Poliakova, Ludmila	Maryland 201	Fall 2026	Description: This course analyzes the financial and monetary system of the U.S. economy and the design and implementation of U.S. monetary policy. Among other topics, we will examine the role of banks in the economy, the term structure of interest rates, the stock market, the supply of money, the role of the Federal Reserve in the economy, the objectives of monetary policy in the United States and current monetary policy practice. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/40 Tags: INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN, CES-FT
AS.180.263 (01)	Corporate Finance	TTh 6:00PM - 7:15PM	Rappoport, David	Mergenthaler 111	Fall 2026	Description: This course is an introduction to the financial management of a corporation. Students study the following broad questions. How should a firm decide whether to invest in a new project? How much debt and equity should a firm use to finance its activities? How should a firm pay its investors? How do taxes affect a firm’s investment and financing decisions? What determines the value of a firm? The emphasis throughout the course is on the economic principles that underlie answers to these questions. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/60 Tags: CES-FT
AS.180.266 (01)	Financial Markets and Institutions	W 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Feinman, Josh	Remsen Hall 233	Fall 2026	Description: Understanding design and functioning of financial markets and institutions, connecting theoretical foundations and real-world applications and cases. Basic principles of asymmetric information problems, management of risk. Money, bond, and equity markets; investment banking, security brokers, and venture capital firms; structure, competition, and regulation of commercial banks. Importance of electronic technology on financial systems. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/40 Tags: INST-ECON, ECON-FINMIN, CES-FT, CES-TI
AS.180.289 (01)	Economics of Health	M 4:30PM - 7:00PM	De Broucker, Gatien	Maryland 201	Fall 2026	Description: Application of economic concepts and analysis to the health services system. Review of empirical studies of demand for health services, behavior of providers, and relationship of health services to population health levels. Discussion of current policy issues relating to financing and resource allocation. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/40 Tags: INST-ECON, PHIL-BIOETH, SPOL-UL, CES-ELECT
AS.180.301 (01)	Microeconomic Theory	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Daley, Brendan	Hodson 213; Shaffer 307	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the modern theory of allocation of resources, starting with the theories of the individual consumer and producer, and proceeding to analysis of systems of interacting individuals, first in the theory of exchange, then to systems which include production as well. A grade of C or higher is recommended in Elements of Micro (AS 180.102) and Elements of Macro (AS 180.101) to take this course. Credits: 4.00 Status: Reserved Open Seats Available: 3/32 Tags: CES-LC
AS.180.301 (02)	Microeconomic Theory	MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Daley, Brendan	Hodson 213; Gilman 132	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to the modern theory of allocation of resources, starting with the theories of the individual consumer and producer, and proceeding to analysis of systems of interacting individuals, first in the theory of exchange, then to systems which include production as well. A grade of C or higher is recommended in Elements of Micro (AS 180.102) and Elements of Macro (AS 180.101) to take this course. Credits: 4.00 Status: Reserved Open Seats Available: 3/32 Tags: CES-LC
AS.180.302 (01)	Macroeconomic Theory	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Poliakova, Ludmila	Olin 305; Latrobe 107	Fall 2026	Description: The course provides a treatment of macroeconomic theory including a static analysis of the determination of output, employment, the price level, the rate of interest, and a dynamic analysis of growth, inflation, and business cycles. In addition, the use and effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy to bring about full employment, price stability, and steady economic growth will be discussed. A grade of C or higher is recommended in Elements of Micro (AS 180.102) and Elements of Macro (AS 180.101) to take this course. Credits: 4.00 Status: Reserved Open Seats Available: 3/42 Tags: CES-PD
AS.180.302 (02)	Macroeconomic Theory	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Poliakova, Ludmila	Olin 305; Krieger 180	Fall 2026	Description: The course provides a treatment of macroeconomic theory including a static analysis of the determination of output, employment, the price level, the rate of interest, and a dynamic analysis of growth, inflation, and business cycles. In addition, the use and effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policy to bring about full employment, price stability, and steady economic growth will be discussed. A grade of C or higher is recommended in Elements of Micro (AS 180.102) and Elements of Macro (AS 180.101) to take this course. Credits: 4.00 Status: Reserved Open Seats Available: 3/42 Tags: CES-PD
AS.180.309 (01)	Economics of Uncertainty and Information	MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM	Karni, Edi	Shriver Hall 001	Fall 2026	Description: In this course we'll discuss the theory of decision making in the face of risk, the theory of risk aversion and its applications to financial and insurance markets. Building on the theory of individual decision making under risk, we will study the economic implications of asymmetric information, the type of market failures produced by adverse selection and moral hazard problems, and the models that were advanced to analyze these problems, including incentive contracts, screening and signaling equilibria. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.334 (01)	Econometrics	MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, Th 4:30PM - 5:20PM	Krasnokutskaya, Elena	Hodson 213; Gilman 75	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to empirical methods in economics. The course combines rigorous econometric theory with hands-on training, using actual economic data and advanced statistical software to address concrete and relevant economic problems. Students learn to critically evaluate empirical studies conducted by others and to design and conduct their own analyses independently. The skills acquired are critical for careers in international institutions, government, business, finance, and consulting. Credits: 3.00 Status: Reserved Open Seats Available: 3/25 Tags: n/a
AS.180.334 (02)	Econometrics	MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM	Krasnokutskaya, Elena	Hodson 213; Gilman 17	Fall 2026	Description: An introduction to empirical methods in economics. The course combines rigorous econometric theory with hands-on training, using actual economic data and advanced statistical software to address concrete and relevant economic problems. Students learn to critically evaluate empirical studies conducted by others and to design and conduct their own analyses independently. The skills acquired are critical for careers in international institutions, government, business, finance, and consulting. Credits: 3.00 Status: Reserved Open Seats Available: 3/25 Tags: n/a
AS.180.347 (01)	On Keynesian Economics and the Economics of Keynes	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Khan, Mohammed Ali	Gilman 55	Fall 2026	Description: This course charts a narrative for the evolution of macroeconomics from its very initiation to its present formulation in a way that is sensitive to issues of principle and of policy, and without becoming totally subservient to the disciplinary boundaries within which the problems are formulated and studied. Rather than macroeconomics as a subject that takes its shape in current conventional texts, the focus of the course shall be how it got there. As such, it touches on the development of ideas and intellectual history. The course will be mathematically self-contained but will pre-suppose conceptual sophistication that one expects after completion of courses in micro and macroeconomics at the intermediate level. The course is open to students in the sister-disciplines in anthropology, political science, and sociology, but it would be advisable for interested students in these departments to talk to the instructors. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/15 Tags: CES-FT, CES-PD
AS.180.351 (01)	Labor Economics	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir	Gilman 217	Fall 2026	Description: The course discusses various issues in labor markets from the perspective of economic theory. We first study the major forces at work that shape labor market behavior; firms’ labor demand and workers’ labor supply. Then we discuss the equilibrium behavior of employment and wages. Using these tools, we also cover various applied topics in labor economics, such as minimum wage regulations, male-female wage differentials, human capital investment, worker mobility, and unemployment. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/15 Tags: INST-ECON, CES-LC, CES-GI
AS.180.352 (01)	Public Economics	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Fatehin, Sohani	Gilman 186	Fall 2026	Description: This course explores issues related to expenditure and tax policies of governments, as well as views regarding the purpose of government and criteria for evaluating government actions. The course also includes a discussion of how group or collective choices are made within society, how environmental policies affect the level of pollution, and the importance of public debt. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/15 Tags: n/a
AS.180.363 (01)	Sex, Drugs and Dynamic Optimization: The Economics of Risky Behavior	TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Papageorge, Nicholas W	Gilman 10	Fall 2026	Description: We apply the tools of economic analysis to understand behaviors that are enjoyable today, but may have negative consequences in the future. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/10 Tags: SPOL-UL
AS.180.367 (01)	Investment-Portfolio Management	TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM	Staff	Latrobe 120	Fall 2026	Description: Investment securities and their markets, especially the stock market. The relations between expected return and risk. The determination of security prices. Financial portfolio selection. The assessment of the performance of managed portfolios. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 10/40 Tags: CES-FT
AS.180.369 (01)	Tools for Writing a Research Paper in Economics	M 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Carroll, Chris	Latrobe 120	Fall 2026	Description: This course will introduce students to the components involved in writing a research paper in economics or other quantitative disciplines, by spending the semester having them writing such a paper. Early in the semester, each student will pick a topic for their paper, which will consist just of a brief description of the question (probably a topic they have studied in a previous course). As the semester progresses, the student will learn how to flesh out this germ of a topic into a full-length paper using many of the internet and other tools that are used by scholars in their own research. These include tools for exploring a topic (Google Scholar; ChatGPT; Wikipedia); compiling a bibliography of references to your subject (LitMaps; PaperPile); creating a document with appropriate content (Jupyter notebooks); project management and collaboration via GitHub; generation and incorporation of figures and tables; and the preparation of slide presentations. This will be a hands-on course: Students will bring their laptops to the lecture and the use of the tools will be taught live and interactively. Writing assignments will take the form of Jupyter notebooks (or, for any graduate student enrollees, LaTeX documents). Recommended Course Background: some familiarity with python or other modern programming languages (though having taken a formal course in such a language is not required). Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 1/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.375 (01)	Causal Analysis: Using Big (and small) Data to Answer Economic Questions	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Isen, Adam M	Wyman Park N105	Fall 2026	Description: The purpose of the course is to show how experimental, quasi-experimental, and non- experimental methods can be used to advance knowledge about topics in economics and answer important policy and business questions. It will teach students the empirical techniques required to analyze data to determine causal relationships. The course will begin with a focus on the use of experimental methods in economics. Students will then proceed to learn and apply alternative empirical methods that can be employed to establish cause and effect when data are not obtained from a fully randomized setting. The tools and topics that are covered will be relevant to students interested in economics or other social sciences. Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 4/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.382 (01)	Incentives, Uncertainty, and Decisions in Health Care	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Richards-Shubik, Seth	Gilman 10	Fall 2026	Description: In health care markets, uncertainty and information asymmetries are pervasive problems, which have profound impacts on the health of individuals and populations, and the costs of the health care system. This course uses economic models and methods to understand how these problems affect treatment decisions and therefore health outcomes and costs. We will focus on models that clarify the misaligned incentives among patients, providers, and payers, and on recent research that provides evidence of these problems in specific areas of care and suggests potential solutions. Students will develop an original research project that examines these issues in detail in a specific context, using a mix of data, simulations, and theoretical analysis. Recommended Course Background: AS.180.289 for understanding of the US health care system and AS.180.334 for econometric methods (could be taken concurrently). Credits: 3.00 Status: Open Seats Available: 1/10 Tags: CES-TI, CES-PD
AS.180.389 (01)	Social Policy Implications of Behavioral Economics	TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM	Papageorge, Nicholas W	Wyman Park N105	Fall 2026	Description: Economists increasingly incorporate insights from psychology into models of rational decision-making. Known as "behavioral economics", this line of research considers how, for example, emotions, rules-of-thumb, biased beliefs and time-inconsistent preferences influence how we make choices. Behavioral economics increasingly pervades policy discussions on topics as diverse as: obesity, the role of media, subprime mortgages and voting patterns. Behavioral models are certainly novel, but do they help us to design superior social policies? With the goal of preparing students to address this question, this course (1) provides a thorough overview of the main contributions of behavioral economics, highlighting departures from more traditional economic models and (2) emphasizes how behavioral economic models might (or might not) improve how we think about social policy. Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/25 Tags: INST-ECON, CES-ELECT, BEHB-BIOBEH
AS.180.501 (11)	Independent Study		Seshie-Nasser, Hellen		Fall 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (13)	Independent Study		Dasgupta, Somasree		Fall 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.501 (15)	Independent Study		Feinman, Josh		Fall 2026	Description: Students design their own course plan in consultation with, and approval of, the instructor. Credits: 1.00 - 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (02)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (03)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Wright, Jonathan H		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (04)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Ball, Laurence M		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (05)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Jeanne, Olivier		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (06)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Barbera, Bob		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 10/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (07)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Papageorge, Nicholas W		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (08)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Hwang, Yujung		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (09)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Bianchi, Francesco		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (10)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Daley, Brendan		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (11)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Duffee, Greg R		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (12)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Elliott, Jonathan Tyler		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (13)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Seshie-Nasser, Hellen		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (14)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Husain, Muhammad Mudabbir		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (15)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Carroll, Chris		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (16)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Isen, Adam M		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (17)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Giannone, Domenico; Zhang, Wei		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.521 (18)	Research in Economics: Honors Thesis		Karni, Edi		Fall 2026	Description: The assignment in this course is to complete the initial stages of research for the Senior Honors Thesis in Economics. Students will work independently under the supervision of a thesis advisor from the department. Students must discuss with their departmental academic advisor about possible thesis advisors. They should get the approval from their thesis advisor, and register for the section of the course assigned to the thesis advisor, who will also be responsible for grade reporting. Open to Senior and Junior Economics majors. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics major. Credits: 2.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 9/10 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (01)	Senior Honors Thesis		Moffitt, Robert A		Fall 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). Students should register for the section of the course assigned to their thesis advisor. The thesis advisor will be responsible for submitting grades for their section. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics Major. Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (02)	Senior Honors Thesis		Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora		Fall 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). Students should register for the section of the course assigned to their thesis advisor. The thesis advisor will be responsible for submitting grades for their section. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics Major. Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.180.522 (03)	Senior Honors Thesis		Papageorge, Nicholas W		Fall 2026	Description: Students enrolled in this course will complete the Senior Honors Thesis under the supervision of a thesis advisor (who will have been chosen by the student prior to registration for AS.180.521). Students should register for the section of the course assigned to their thesis advisor. The thesis advisor will be responsible for submitting grades for their section. Note: This course cannot be counted as one of the five elective economics courses required for the Economics Major. Credits: 3.00 Status: Approval Required Seats Available: 5/5 Tags: n/a
AS.197.327 (01)	People, Power, and Pay: The Economics of the Workplace	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Halliday, Simon	SNF Agora 109	Fall 2026	Description: We study the relationship between workers and employers in the employment contract, understanding the conflict of interest between the parties to the contract and the opportunities for gains from cooperation. We identify how power is exercised in the employer-worker relationship and we explore the role of technology and innovation, showing how monitoring technologies can make employment outcomes more efficient and more unequal. We examine how trust and reciprocity may substitute for monitoring and how workers may investigate alternative institutional arrangements to exert countervailing power to employers (unions, cooperatives, democratic participation). Credits: 3.00 Status: Waitlist Only Seats Available: 0/15 Tags: AGRI-ELECT, CES-LC, CES-TI