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14.452 Economic Growth, Fall 2008
(2008-12)The basic machines of macroeconomics. Ramsey, Solow, Samuelson-Diamond, RBCs, ISLM, Mundell-Fleming, Fischer-Taylor. How they work, what shortcuts they take, and how they can be used. Half-term subject. From the course ... -
14.452 Economic Growth, Fall 2009
(2009-12)This half semester class presents an introduction to macroeconomic modeling, focusing on the theory of economic growth and some of its applications. It will introduce a number of models of non-stochastic and stochastic ... -
14.452 Macroeconomic Theory II, Spring 2002
(2002-06)The basic machines of macroeconomics. Ramsey, Solow, Samuelson-Diamond, RBCs, ISLM, Mundell-Fleming, Fischer-Taylor. How they work, what shortcuts they take, and how they can be used. Half-term subject. From the course ... -
14.452 Macroeconomic Theory II, Spring 2005
(2005-06)The basic machines of macroeconomics. Ramsey, Solow, Samuelson-Diamond, RBCs, ISLM, Mundell-Fleming, Fischer-Taylor. How they work, what shortcuts they take, and how they can be used. Half-term subject. From the course ... -
14.453 Macroeconomic Theory III, Fall 2002
(2002-12)This course covers issues in the theory of consumption, investment and asset prices. We lay out the basic models first, and then examine the empirical facts that motivate extensions to these models. -
14.454 Macroeconomic Theory IV, Fall 2004
(2004-12)This half-term course covers the macroeconomic implications of imperfections in labor markets, goods markets, credit and financial markets. The role of nominal rigidities is also an area of focus. -
14.461 Advanced Macroeconomics I, Fall 2009
(2009-12)This course covers three sets of topics. The first part will cover business cycle models with imperfect information. We will ask questions such as: What shocks drive business cycles? What is the relative role of shocks to ... -
14.471 Public Economics I, Fall 2003
(2003-12)Theory and evidence on government taxation policy. Topics include tax incidence; optimal tax theory; the effect of taxation on labor supply and savings; corrective taxes for externalities; taxation and corporate behavior; ... -
14.471 Public Economics I, Fall 2007
(2007-12)Theory and evidence on government taxation policy. Topics include tax incidence, optimal tax theory, the effect of taxation on labor supply and savings, taxation and corporate behavior, and tax expenditure policy. -
14.472 Public Economics II, Spring 2002
(2002-06)Theory and evidence on government expenditure policy. Topics include the theory of public goods; education; state and local public goods; political economy; redistribution and welfare policy; social insurance programs such ... -
14.475 Environmental Economics and Government Responses to Market Failure, Spring 2005
(2005-06)This course explores the theory behind and evidence on regulatory, tax, and other government responses to problems of market failure. Special emphasis is given to developing and implementing tools to evaluate environmental ... -
14.54 International Trade, Fall 2005
(2005-12)Introduction to the theory of international trade and finance with applications to current policy issues. From the course home page: Course Description The course will help us understand what determines the flow of goods ... -
14.54 International Trade, Fall 2006
(2006-12)This course is an introduction to the theory of international trade and finance with applications to current policy issues. In this course we will cover the basic tools to understand what determines the flow of goods across ... -
14.581 International Economics I, Spring 2007
(2007-06)This course provides a graduate-level introduction to the field of international trade. It examines the theory of international trade and foreign investment with applications in commercial policy. Topics include gains from ... -
14.581 International Economics I, Spring 2011
(2011-06)This course covers, with a focus on both theory and empirics, advanced topics in international trade (as well as inter-regional trade and economic geography). It includes the study of positive issues, such as: Why do ... -
14.64 Labor Economics and Public Policy, Spring 2006
(2006-06)Theory and evidence concerning the functioning of the labor market. Particular emphasis on the roles played by government and institutions. Topics include minimum wages, labor market effects of social insurance and welfare ... -
14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2003 - Fall 2004
(2004-12)The aim of this course is to acquaint students with traditional topics in labor economics and to encourage the development of independent research interests. This course is taught in two parts: Fall term and then in the ... -
14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2006
(2006-12)Neoclassical analysis of the labor market and its institutions. A systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics discussed also include wage and employment determination, ... -
14.661 Labor Economics I, Fall 2010
(2010-12)The aim of this course is to acquaint students with traditional topics in labor economics and to encourage the development of independent research interests. We will cover a systematic development of the theory of labor ... -
14.662 Labor Economics II, Spring 2005
(2005-06)The development and evolution of labor market structures and institutions. Particular focus on competing explanations of recent developments in the distribution of wage and salary income and in key institutions and ...