Courses by Area of Study
2011-2012 (9/13/11)
The Core
Price Theory
30100 Price Theory I [=LAWS 43611] -- Murphy / Becker (F)
30200 Price Theory II [=LAWS 43621] -- Becker / Murphy / Reny (W)
30300 Price Theory III -- Reny / Myerson (Sp)
Theory of Income
33000 Theory of Income I -- Alvarez (F)
33100 Theory of Income II -- Stokey (W)
33200 Theory of Income III -- Mulligan (Sp)
Quantitative Methods
30400 Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Economics -- Lima (8/29/11-9/16/11)
31000 Empirical Analysis I -- Shaikh / Uhlig (F)
31100 Empirical Analysis II -- Uhlig / Hansen (W)
31200 Empirical Analysis III -- Neal / Hortaçsu (Sp)
The Specialized Fields
Mathematical Economics
30501* Topics in Theoretical Economics – Reny (W)
30600* The Economics of Information [=BUSF 33911] -- Harris (F)
30701* Evolutionary Game Theory -- Szentes (Sp)
Economic History
32000* Topics in American Economic History [=ECON 22200] -- Galenson (W)
32200* Population and the Economy [=BUSF 33470 =ECON 22500] -- Fogel (F)
32300 A Guide to Business Ethics [=BUSF 38114 =ECON 22300] -- Fogel (W)
32400 Economics and Demography of Marketing [=BUSF 37104 =ECON 22700] -- Fogel (Sp)
Monetary Economics
33502* Monetary Economics I -- Alvarez (F)
33602* Monetary Economics II – Lucas (W)
33702* Monetary Economics III [=BUSF 33940] – Guerrieri / La’O (Sp)
Labor Economics / Human Capital
34300* Human Capital [= SOCI 30306] -- Becker (Sp)
34702* Aggregate Labor Market Dynamics -- Shimer (F)
35002* The Origins and Consequences of Inequality in Capabilities -- Heckman (W)
Quantitative Study of Inequality
34901* Social Interactions and Inequality -- Durlauf (Sp)
35002* The Origins and Consequences of Inequality in Capabilities -- Heckman (W)
37403* Research Seminar on the Quantitative Study on Inequality [=PPHA 48410] – Heckman (Sp)
Economic Growth / International Trade
35700* Firms and International Trade – Chaney (Sp)
35800* Quantitative Analysis in International Trade -- Kortum (W)
Public Sector Economics
36200* Public Sector Economics -- Mulligan (F)
36301* Public Economics [=PPHA 44000] -- Meyer (W)
36500* Advanced Health Economics [=PPHA 4700] -- Philipson (Sp)
Labor Econometrics
37200* Analysis of Microeconomic Data I [=PPHA 48200] -- Black (F)
37300* Analysis of Microeconomic Data II [=PPHA 48300] -- Lalonde (W)
37403* Research Seminar on the Quantitative Study on Inequality [=PPHA 48410] – Heckman (Sp)
Applied Macroeconomics
38001* Applied Macroeconomics: Micro Data for Macro Models [=BUSF 33942] -- Davis / Hurst (F)
38101* Applied Macroeconomics: Methods and Applications [=BUSF 33943] -- Davis / Hurst / Uhlig (W)
38201* Applied Macroeconomics: Inflation [=BUSF 33944] -- Cochrane / Sargent (Sp)
Financial Economics***
38900* Theory of Financial Decisions I [=BUSF 35901] – Fama (F)
39001* Theory of Financial Decisions II [=BUSF 35902] -- Diamond / Rajan / Sufi (W)
39400* Theory of Financial Decisions III [=BUSF 35903] -- Diamond / Zingales (Sp)
***There will not be a Specialized Field examination for Financial Economics in 2011-2012.
Asset Pricing
39100* Asset Pricing [=BUSF 35904] -- Cochrane (F)
39200* Topics in Empirical Finance [=BUSF 35905] -- Hansen / Heaton (W)
39600* Topics in Asset Pricing [=BUSF 35907] -- Panageas (Sp)
Law & Economics
39802* Advanced Law and Economics [=LAWS 55401] -- Malani (Sp)
42100* An Introduction to Doing Empirical Microeconomic Research [=LAWS 99303] -- Levitt (W)
40301* Advanced Industrial Organization III [=BUSF 33923 =LAWS 99304] -- Carlton (Sp)
Industrial Organization
40101* Advanced Industrial Organization I [=BUSF 33921] -- Syverson (F)
40201* Advanced Industrial Organization II [=BUSF 33922] -- Hortaçsu (W)
40301* Advanced Industrial Organization III [=BUSF 33923 =LAWS 99304] -- Carlton (Sp)
40402* Advanced Industrial Organization: Topics [=BUSF 33926] -- Hickman (Sp)
Behavioral Economics
41001* Behavioral Economics [=BUSF 38912] – Thaler / Kamenica / Pope (F)
41100* Experimental Economics [=ECON 21800]-- List / Price (W)
OTHER COURSES
40603 Market Design [=BUSF 33915 – ½ course] -- Budish (Sp)
40701 Topics in Matching and Market Design – Kominers (W)
41800 Numerical Methods in Economics -- Judd (F)
42800 Creativity [=ECON 22650] -- Galenson (W)
42900 Innovators [=ECON 22600] -- Galenson (F)
43400 Topics in Labor Markets and Macroeconomics -- Lopes de Melo (W)
43800 Topics in General Equilibrium, Default, Bankruptcy, and Applications [=LACS 23800, 43800 = LAWS 73704 = PPHA 37030] -- Araujo (Sp)
46000 Topics in Political Economy [=LACS 29412, 39412 =ECON 26950] -- Martinelli (F)
49900- Individual Research (for Required Research Paper: to be arranged between individual faculty and students). See Time Schedule for faculty Section Numbers
Workshops or Working Groups (Required for all Post-Core students)
50000-60000’s see Course Descriptions and Time Schedule
• Courses marked with an asterisk(*) are intended to provide the basis for the Specialized Field requirements. Students are expected to be familiar with the material covered in these courses, but Field requirements generally do not exceed three courses. When a Field has two or three courses marked with an asterisk, then those courses constitute the required sequence for the Field, whether evaluated by Preliminary Examinations or by GPA. When there are more than three such courses in a Field, familiarity with the material covered in any three of them is often, but not always, sufficient for the Field examination. Students wishing clarification should check with the Chairman of the Examining Committee. A course without an asterisk is an optional course in the Field and may be counted for General Distribution purposes only.
