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厉害的不是那些包罗万象的课程表，而是讲授那些课程的人！

所谓中国的顶级大学，又能有几个称得上是学术大师的人呢？！

我们知道，哈佛本科生的经济学原理是由马丁-菲尔德斯坦和曼昆这样级别的人物讲授的。

哈佛经济系的高级宏观课程（2 学期）是由BARRO、ALESINA、LAIBSION、KEN ROGOFF、Farhi等人讲授的，这些人或者是宏观经济学的大师级人物，或者是新晋的牛人。在中国能找到这样级别的人物吗？ 差的太远了。

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照楼主的观点，那么年轻的讲师全都一无是处了吗？但是也有很多优秀的讲师上课使人受益匪浅呀！不能太迷信权威，我以为！

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早就说过，大学之大、在大师。

芝加哥大学2009-2010学年经济系博士生课程表


Graduate Course Descriptions 2009-2010  (revised 11/12/09)
30100 PRICE THEORY I  (Murphy / Becker)

Theory of consumer choice, including household production, indirect utility, and hedonic indices.  Models of the firm.  Analysis of factor demand and product supply under competitive and monopolistic conditions.  Static and dynamic cost curves, including learning by doing and temporary changes.  Uncertainty applied to consumer and producer choices.  Property rights and the effects of laws.  Investment in human and physical capital.  (=LAWS 43611)

30200 PRICE THEORY II  (Becker / Murphy / Sonnenschein)

The first five weeks of this course are a continuation of ECON 30100, Price Theory I.

The second half of the course will be devoted to the Walrasian model of general competitive equilibrium as developed by Arrow and Debreu.  This will begin with a brief development of the consumer and producer theories, followed by the welfare theorems connecting equilibria and optima and a treatment of the classical existence of equilibrium theorem.  The core of an economy, a limit theorem relating the core to the set of competitive equilibria, and models in which agents are small relative to the market will also be considered.  Finally we will study general equilibrium under some alternative assumptions; such as, informational asymmetries and rational expectations equilibrium, public goods and Lindahl equilibrium, financial general equilibrium and asset pricing.  (=LAWS 43621)

30300 PRICE THEORY III  (Myerson)

The course begins with expected utility theory, and then introduces the fundamental ideas of game theory: strategic-form games, Nash equilibrium, games with incomplete information, extensive-form games, and sequential equilibrium.   Then the course will focus on the effects of informational asymmetries in markets and the problems of moral hazard and adverse selection.  Topics include: optimal risk sharing, signaling and screening in competitive markets, principal-agent problems, strategic and informational incentive constraints, incentive efficiency, and mechanism design for auctions and bilateral trading.

30400 INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ECONOMICS  (Lima / Sonnenschein)

This optional three-week course for incoming graduate students meets August 31 through September 18, 2009 and introduces some basic mathematical concepts used in economic theory: a "briefing" of the math students will encounter in the Core classes.  Emphasis is placed on problem-solving, but also on some fairly abstract math you might not see otherwise.  Cooperative work is strongly encouraged.

30500 GAME THEORY  (Szentes)  

This course will serve as an introduction to areas of recent research in game theory. Topics include: foundations of solution concepts in games with incomplete information, repeated games with imperfect monitoring and other forms of asymmetric information, models of learning in games.

30600 THE ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION  (Harris)

This course introduces students to a range of economic tools used to study models explicitly involving strategic behavior, information transmission, and contracting in economics and finance. The intention is to prepare the student to conduct research using these tools.  Techniques studied include agency theory, signaling models, and sequential games of incomplete information. In addition, some applications of the tools will be covered. The approach is rigorous and analytical. First class assignment: purchase the required materials, read the syllabus (with special attention to the section on prerequisites), and read the article "Moral Hazard and Observability" by Bengt Holmström (Bell Journal, spring 1979) which can be downloaded from JSTOR. The syllabus is available on the “Booth Syllabi” link on Chalk:  https://chalk.uchicago.edu/webap ... t.jsp?tab_id=_109_1  PQ:  ECON 30100-30200.  (=BUSF 33911)   

30700 TOPICS IN MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS  (Sonnenschein)

This course will survey some recent developments in mathematical economics.  The topics will range from the foundations of choice theory to proofs of the existence of equilibrium in games and markets.  Approximately two weeks of the course will be devoted to student presentations.  This class will meet for five weeks only.

31000 EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS I  (Schennach)

This course introduces students to the basic OLS regression model, including generalized least squares, before moving on to more advanced topics such as asymptotic theory and hypothesis testing for maximum likelihood estimation and nonlinear least squares.

31100 EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS II  (Hansen / Uhlig)

This course will explore decision theory as it applies to econometric problems.  It will develop time series methods pertinent for the analysis of dynamic economic models.  Vector autoregressive methods for identifying shocks and their transmission and related filtering methods for models with hidden states will be investigated.  Generalized method of moments and indirect inference methods will be studied.  These econometric methods will be applied to models from macroeconomics and financial economics.

31200 EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS III  (Neal / Hortaçsu)

The course will cover methods that economists use in applied microeconomic research. Our focus will be on exploring and understanding data sets, evaluating predictions of economic models, and identifying and estimating the parameters of economic models.  The methods discussed will include regression techniques, maximum likelihood, method of moments estimators, as well as some non-parametric methods. Lectures and homework assignments will seek to build proficiency in the correct application of these methods to economic research questions.

32000 TOPICS IN AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY  (Galenson)

Economic analysis is applied to important issues in American economic history.  Specific topics vary, but may include the following:  the economics of colonization, the transatlantic slave trade, the role of indentured servitude and slavery in the colonial labor market, the record and sources of 19th-century economic growth, economic causes and effects of 19th-century immigration, the expansion of education, the economics of westward migration, determinants of long-run trends in the distribution of income and wealth, the quantitative analysis of economic and social mobility, and the economics of racial discrimination in the twentieth- century South.  PQ:  ECON 20000.  (=ECON 22200)

32200 POPULATION AND THE ECONOMY  (Fogel)

This course deals with the effects of swings in population on the stability of the economy and on business opportunities.  In both the short run and the medium run, shifts in the demographic rates, including migration, probably have been more destabilizing than unwise macroeconomic policy or abrupt political realignments.  Population change thus constitutes a major challenge to policy makers in business and in government.  Topics covered include:  the effects of demographic changes on markets for labor and capital, on savings rates and the structure of investment, on pensions and health care costs, on taxes and government expenditures, and on household behavior.  Special attention is given to development in China and India.  Problems of planning for the consequences of population changes, including methods of forecasting, are also considered.  The grade for this course is based on problem sets discussed during T.A. sessions, a midterm, and a final examination. PQ:  BUSF 33001 or the equivalent.  (=ECON 22500 =BUSF 33470)

32300 A GUIDE TO BUSINESS ETHICS  (Fogel)

This course examines the way that religious and political movements affect the ethics of business.  It focuses on such current issues as the conflict between technical efficiency and morality, the ethical status of property rights, the politics of retirement and intergenerational equity, the ethics of the distribution of income and other conflicts between ethical and economic standards for compensation, the ethics of international trade and finance, globalization, agency problems, and ex post redefinitions of the legal status of de facto business practices.  These issues are put into historical perspective by relating them to long cycles in religiosity in America, to the long-term factors influencing political images of business, and to the factors influencing domestic conceptions of the proper economic relationships between the U.S. and the rest of the world.  The grade for this course is based on a midterm and a final examination. (=ECON 22300 =BUSF 38114)

32400 ECONOMICS AND DEMOGRAPHY OF MARKETING  (Fogel)

This course focuses primarily on problems in strategic marketing forecasts that are related to long-term product development and new technologies.  Alternative procedures for estimating variations in the demand over business cycles (3-5 years), intermediate periods (5-15 years) and long periods (15-50 years) for both consumer and producer commodities and services are considered.  Much attention is given to the impact of rapid economic growth in China and India on global markets.  Attention is also given to the use of existing on-line databases for the estimation of a variety of forecasting models.  Students receive hands-on-the-data-training in statistical sections that meet throughout the quarter.  In addition, there are two lectures per week that deal with four broad topics:  the evolution of markets and of methods of distribution in America and globally since 1800; variations in the life cycles of products; the role of economic and demographic factors in the analysis of long-term trends in product demand; the impact of technological change; and the influence of business cycles on product demand.  The grade for this course is based on problem sets discussed in the weekly statistical lab and a final examination. (=ECON 22700 =BUSF 37104)

32601 GROWTH AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE ECONOMY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD  (Bresson / Velde)

This course will use the tools of economic analysis to understand the ancient world.  The spirit is one of dialogue between two disciplines: economic analysis can help organize our knowledge and understanding; conversely, the ancient world can provide a rich testing ground for economists' intuitions and hypotheses.

The course will focus on 'Greece and Rome', including their empires, but it will be thematic rather than chronological.  Themes will include the presence or absence of growth, the impact of technology on development, the efficiency of markets, human capital and slavery, the size of cities and empires, the origin of coinage and the importance of money, taxation, and long-distance trade.

The course will be pitched so as to attract participants interested in economics in general and specifically in the economy of the ancient world.  We will keep technicalities (historical or economic) from hindering dialogue across disciplines, without sacrificing rigor.

33000 THE THEORY OF INCOME I  (Alvarez)

This course formulates and analyzes aggregate general equilibrium models to study classical questions in macroeconomics. The course starts with the formulation and analysis of competitive equilibrium in the general equilibrium models, including the 1st and 2nd welfare theorem. The first applications of this model are: social security (using an OLEG model), optimal risk sharing, and asset pricing (using a one period model with uncertainty). Most of the remaining applications focus on dynamic models without uncertainty. To do so we study tools to characterize optimal solutions of control problems: Hamiltonian, calculus of variations and dynamic programming. The main application of these tools is the neoclassical growth model in many variations: determinants of steady state and balanced growth path, endogenous growth, effect of variable labor supply, TFP changes and of investment specific technical progress, habit formation, the q-model of investment, taxation of capital and labor, optimal taxation a la Ramsey, among others.

33100 THE THEORY OF INCOME II  (Stokey)  

This course will focus on the use of recursive general equilibrium models to study various macroeconomic questions.  On the substantive side, particular topics include models with idiosyncratic (insurable) and aggregate (uninsurable) risk; issues in dynamic fiscal policy (Ricardian equivalence, tax smoothing, capital taxation); models of asset pricing; issues in monetary policy (money demand, the welfare cost of inflation); time consistency; and aggregate models with price setting. On the methodological side, the course will focus on dynamic programming and other recursive modeling techniques.

33200 THE THEORY OF INCOME III  (Mulligan)

The course shares with the other two Theory of Income courses the objectives of (1) explaining human behavior as evidenced by aggregate variables and (2) predicting the aggregate effects of certain government policies.  Economics 33200 considers some of the prevailing business cycle theories, and their application to the recession of 2008-9.  Some hypotheses to be considered are the q-theory of housing investment, the neoclassical approach to fiscal policy, and whether government spending has a “multiplier.”  The course confronts several empirical issues that are also encountered outside the field of macroeconomics such as the construction of aggregate data, choice of data set, and the measurement of expectations.

33502 MONETARY ECONOMICS I  (Alvarez)

In this class we will analyze monetary models, focusing on money demand and interest rate determination. In most of the model that we will use real balances will be derived as ways to economize in different transactions. We will study properties of both individual (i.e. households and firms) as well as aggregate money demand. Among the properties we will study are interest rate and expenditure elasticity, and the effect on money demand of changes on transaction technology (i.e. credit card, ATMs, changes in banking, etc). We will use study of some of these properties to empirically evaluate the fit of different models, and some to evaluate the welfare consequence of different policies. We will also study some equilibrium aspects of monetary models. Among these aspects we will feature the liquidity effect of monetary injections, as well as the effect of money on aggregate nominal expenditure, interest rates and exchange rates. While the class will have mostly a theoretical bent, we will also review a selection of the empirical evidence on both long run and short run properties of money demand, as well as properties of interest rates and inflation.

33602 MONETARY ECONOMICS II  (Lucas)

This course will be concerned with theoretical models of monetary economies in which government-issued money and privately-issued money substitutes (“outside” and “inside” money) coexist. We will seek frameworks suitable for the study of changes in the relative values of inside and outside money, and of rationales for government insurance and regulation of inside money suppliers. We examine the roles of the central bank in inflation control and as lender of last resort.

33702 MONETARY ECONOMICS III  (Shimer)

This course will use an eclectic set of models to study a several topics.  Topics may include (i) Bubbles: Why do they exist? How can they be identified? Are they welfare enhancing?  (ii) Liquidity: What makes an asset liquid? Why is it important for the financial system to have enough liquid assets?  Can and should central banks create liquidity?  (iii) International Capital Flows:  Why do the U.S. and some other developed countries run large current account deficits?  Why do China and some other rapidly growing economies run large current account surpluses?

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34201 APPLIED PRICE THEORY  (Murphy)

This course examines how the principles of microeconomics can be used to analyze a wide range of legal, business, health, and public policy issues.  The emphasis of the course will be on how to apply economics to practical problems and how to use those tools to generate theoretical and empirical analyses that are useful for professional economists, policy makers and the general public.  The requirements for the course are a short essay and a final exam as well as preparation for weekly discussions on current policy issues.

34300 HUMAN CAPITAL  (Becker)

This course covers both micro and macro aspects of human capital.  Investments by parents in the education and other human capital of their children.  Intergenerational transmission of inequality.  The links between specialization in particular types of human capital and coordination costs, general knowledge, and the extent of the market.  The relation between human capital, population change, and economic growth is also emphasized.  (=SOCI 30306)

34401 THE ECONOMICS OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS  (Neal)

This course explores how families, schools, firms and labor markets function as institutions that not only provide opportunities for individuals to acquire skill but also reveal information about the various skills and aptitudes individuals possess.  The course begins by reviewing a standard model of life cycle human capital accumulation. We then introduce models of learning, matching, and sorting.  We also explore the literature on investment in schooling and the distribution of earnings with particular emphasis on group differences in human capital.  We explore intergenerational changes in racial skill gaps and the links between public policy and observed racial differences in skill and income.  In our discussions of education policy, we pay particular attention to the design of policies that shape the labor market for teachers and the behavior of teachers in schools.  We draw on existing literature from the economics of incentives and the design of organizations to discuss optimal education policy as well as the distributional consequences of existing policies.

34802 TOPICS IN QUANTITATIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS  (Lise)

This course is the first in a field sequence with 35001 and 34901. Topics to be covered will include labor market dynamics, residual wage dispersion, and models of the household.  The course will involve a mix of theory, data, econometrics, and computation.

34901 SOCIAL INTERACTIONS AND INEQUALITY  (Durlauf)

This course is the third in a field sequence with 34802 above and 35001 below.  It will examine recent research on social interactions with a focus on their implications for inequality.  Our conception of social interactions will be broad and will include studies of social networks, social capital, and racial discrimination.  We will examine the effects of social interactions on individual and group outcomes as well as the implications of social interactions for how groups form.  The lectures will explore theoretical models and the associated econometric and empirical literatures. Particular attention will be given to identification problems associated with empirical studies of social interactions.

35001 LIFE CYCLE DYNAMICS AND INEQUALITY  (Heckman)

This course is the second in a field sequence with 34802 and 34901 above.  The sequence trains students in the tools of economic theory and empirical analysis required to analyze major social questions. This year focuses on inequality: its determinants and consequences. Topics addressed in the 2008-2009 sequence include: (a) inequality in capabilities, their consequences and their origin (including health, market skills and preferences); (b) the economics of the family; (c) topics in economics and psychology including aspects of behavioral economics; (d) learning in market contexts; (e) social interactions; and (f) policy analysis under ambiguity.

This course analyzes the origins of inequality. It presents models and evidence on the pricing of productive traits (and, more generally, the social consequences of these traits), sorting by traits and the origins of traits. The technology of capability formation is developed in different market settings. The role of the family is explored, and studies of heritability and family influence are presented. Recent economic models of the household and family investment in children are developed. New data sources are presented. Supplementary lectures present econometric methods.

35200 TOPICS IN ECONOMIC GROWTH  (Stokey)

This course will look at topics in economic growth, with emphasis on questions and issues related to international trade.  Specific topics include R&D and technology diffusion; entry, growth and exit of firms; cross-country comparisons of TFP, income levels and growth rates; the effects of international factor mobility; and very long run issues (including the legacy of colonialism).  A mix of theoretical and empirical work will be covered, with somewhat more emphasis on theory.

35700 FIRMS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE  (Chaney)

This course introduces students to recent theories of international trade, with a special emphasis on the role of firms. We will study the importance of heterogeneity at the firm level, and how it shapes the patterns of international trade. In addition, we will try and understand the causes and consequences of outsourcing, foreign direct investment, as well as the role of multinational firms.

35800 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE  (Kortum)

This course is the last in the sequence on International Trade and Growth.  It covers recent quantitative work in international trade. It explores the behavior of individual producers in international markets, trade flows between nations, and aggregate growth. It develops theoretical models, evaluates their ability to capture key stylized facts, shows how to estimate their parameters, and demonstrates their use in performing policy experiments.  The course involves a mix of theory, data, econometrics, and computation.

37200 ANALYSIS OF MICROECONOMIC DATA I  (Grogger)

This course provides a theoretical analysis of linear regression models for applied researchers. Econometric topics include partial regression, the Gauss-Markov Theorem, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Alternative estimators and testing procedures are developed to deal with departures from the Gauss-Markov assumptions such as heteroskedasticity, panel data, endogenous regressors, and binary dependent variables. The course assumes familiarity with matrix algebra and mathematical statistics. (=PPHA 48200)

37300 ANALYSIS OF MICROECONOMIC DATA II  (Black / Heckman)

Black’s half of this course is organized along substantive issues that affect applied researchers including biases in the measurement of price levels, complex survey design, the problem of nonresponse in surveys, measurement error, and the selection problem.  Econometric topics include bounds, OLS, discrete choice models, minimum distance estimators, censored regression models, and basic panel data models.

Heckman’s half of this course will include the following topics: econometric policy evaluation; discrete choice theory; the Roy Model and generalized Roy Model; models of self-selection and comparative advantage; modern methods for instrumental variables; the behavioral assumptions in evaluation estimators (Matching IV, selection models); estimating distributions of outcomes and components of uncertainty; dynamic discrete choice and dynamic causal inference.  (=PPHA 48300)

37400 ANALYSIS OF MICROECONOMIC DATA III  (LaLonde)

This course will cover methods for program and policy evaluation using panel data. In the first half of the course we will discuss longitudinal models. In the second half of the course, we will discuss hazard models.  (=PPHA 48400)

38001 EMPIRICAL MACROECONOMICS: MICRO DATA FOR MACRO MODELS  (Hurst)

The course will cover the micro data and corresponding methods used in applied macroeconomic research.  The focus will be on understanding empirical macroeconomic research through the lens of established papers. In particular, we will show how micro data can be used to shed light on models of consumption, labor supply, home production, firm investment, entrepreneurship, housing, and household financial behavior (among others).  Lectures and homework will seek to build proficiency in the use of micro data in answering broader macroeconomic research questions.  (=BUSF 33942)

38101 EMPIRICAL MACROECONOMICS: METHODS AND APPLICATIONS  (Hansen)

This course will meet for ten lectures during the Winter Quarter and will develop quantitative methods for studying dynamic, stochastic, general equilibrium models.  Methods of solution, estimation and characterizion of short run and long run model properties will be justified and applied.  A variety of applications from economic dynamics will be considered in this class and in the spring quarter class, ECON 38201, that follows.  (=BUSF 33943)

38201 EMPIRICAL MACROECONOMICS: TOPICS  (Cochrane / Hansen / Sargent / Uhlig)

This class will explore a range of applied research in macroeconomics.  It will investigate the analysis of monetary and fiscal policy, the identification of transition mechanisms from time series data, the role of fluctuations in growth, on valuation and welfare and the impact of learning dynamics on macroeconomic modeling. Each of the participating faculty will give lectures on recent research advances in specific areas of economic dynamics.  (=BUSF 33944)

38900 THEORY OF FINANCIAL DECISIONS I  (Fama)

This course is concerned with models for portfolio decisions by investors and the pricing of securities in capital markets.  The material is covered in a rigorous analytical manner, although formal technical requirements are minimal.  The reading list is extensive.  The expectation is that the average student spends 15+ hours per week on the course, outside of class.  Grades are based on weekly take-home exam questions, about five problem sets, and a term paper. Class participation (I cold call) is also used to determine grades.  Cannot be taken pass/fail or audited. Written proof of permission from the Instructor to enroll in this class is required at the time of registration.  Note that the first class session will meet on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 at 9:00 am.  Attendance at the first class is mandatory.

This course is intended for (i) first-year Booth Ph.D. students with no finance and (at best) undergraduate economics and statistics backgrounds, and (ii) second-year MBA students with rather minimal economics and statistics backgrounds.  Students with stronger backgrounds in economics and statistics are likely to find the pace of the course, and the exam and problem set requirements, somewhat tedious.  Such students are better served by the Booth Ph.D. Asset Pricing courses offered by Cochrane, Constantinides, and Heaton.  (=BUSF 35901)

39001 THEORY OF FINANCIAL DECISIONS II  (Diamond / Rajan / Sufi)

This course provides a theoretical and empirical treatment of major topics in corporate finance, including: capital structure and financial contracting; investment decisions; bankruptcy; and the market for corporate control.  The course is designed for Ph.D. students interested in corporate finance.  Grades will be based on problem sets, referee reports, and a final examination.  PQ:  ECON 38900/ BUSF 35901.  (=BUSF 35902)

39100 ASSET PRICING  (Koijen)

This is the first course in the Ph.D. asset pricing sequence. We will march through the book Asset Pricing as far as possible. Main topics will be: 1) Discount factors and the consumption-based asset pricing model; 2) Mean-variance analysis; 3) Linear factor pricing models CAPM, ICAPM, APT; 4) GMM and regression based tests of asset pricing models; 5) Term structure of interest rates; 6) Black-Scholes and its extensions; 7) Empirical survey: Equity premium, volatility, predictability, and multiple factors; 8) New utility functions; 9) Portfolio theory.  (=BUSF 35904)

39200 TOPICS IN EMPIRICAL FINANCE  (Cochrane)

This course follows the theoretical development of ECON 39100/ BUSF 35904, focusing on current empirical work in finance. Topics will include stock, bond and foreign exchange return predictability and present value relations, macro-finance and consumption-based approaches to understanding risk premiums, liquidity and trading effects, and dynamic portfolio theory.  

See the class website for detailed course outline, reading list, and other important information. http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/ ... ical_Asset_Pricing/  PQ: Students should have some Ph.D. level background in macroeconomics, finance, and time-series econometrics. The course is designed for students who have taken ECON 39100/ BUSF 35904 and ECON 38900/ BUSF 35901.  (=BUSF 35905)

39400 THEORY OF FINANCIAL DECISIONS III  (Diamond / Zingales)

We plan to cover three broad topics in this course: (1) theory of the firm; (2) the development of financial markets and its effects on real markets; and (3) financial intermediaries. We will start by trying to understand why firms exist. This will naturally lead on to questions about their organizational and control structures and about the way they are financed. Financial intermediaries play a key role in financing and we will attempt to understand why they are useful. Among the topics we will examine are the effects of financial contracts and intermediaries on incentives, commitment, and the liquidity of markets and the chance of a financial crisis.

This course is intended for Ph.D. students and advanced M.B.A. students who have a substantial understanding of formal economics and some basic game theory.  Grades will be based on problem sets, referee reports and a final examination.  PQ:  ECON 39001/ BUSF 35902.  A solid background in advanced microeconomics is highly recommended.  (=BUSF 35903)

39600 TOPICS IN ASSET PRICING  (Hansen / Heaton)

This course covers topics in the area of dynamic asset pricing, including standard complete market models, incomplete markets, portfolio constraints and transaction costs, learning and uncertainty, asymmetric information and other recent developments such as non-time additive preferences. The course will also cover selected topics in the area of derivative pricing and term structure models.  (=BUSF 35907)

40101 ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION I  (Syverson)
40201 ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION II  (Hortaçsu)

This two-quarter sequence is part of the Industrial Organization Specialized Field taught jointly at the Ph.D. level in the Department of Economics and the Booth School of Business. Topics include modeling consumer demand, production function estimation, static and dynamic models of imperfect competition, pricing strategies, theory of the firm, auctions and market design. Recent theoretical and empirical approaches are emphasized. PQ: Solid background in first year Ph.D. level microeconomics and econometrics, e.g., ECON 30100, 30200, or 30300 and ECON 31000, 31100, or 31200. (=BUSF 33921, 33922),

40301 ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION III  (Carlton)

This course will complement the other courses in the Ph.D. sequence for industrial organization and will focus on topics closely related to antitrust economics and regulation. Topics will include optimal price discrimination, bundling, tie in sales, price fixing, two sided markets including credit cards, the theory of optimal regulation, and the empirical facts of regulation. The course is primarily for PhDs in economics and business, but advanced law students interested in antitrust and regulation plus advanced and interested MBAs are welcome.  (=BUSF 33923)

40401 ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION IV  (Fox)

This course covers modern empirical work in industrial organization, with a particular focus on structural estimation of parameters in economic models of consumer and firm behavior. This course counts as one of the three needed to complete the field. There are no prerequisites for this course. (=BUSF 33925)

41001 BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS  (Kamenica / Thaler)

This is a research class aimed at Ph.D. students in economics, psychology, or related disciplines. Traditional economic theory is based on standard working assumptions which include unlimited rationality and complete self-control. Behavioral economics considers what happens in economic contexts when these working assumptions are modified to incorporate more realistic conceptions of human behavior. The role of markets is central to this study. We carefully consider conditions under which rationality of participants influences market outcomes. However, financial markets are not covered in detail, and this is not a finance class. Students will be asked to write frequent short papers and a more substantial research paper. The research paper is due in March, 2010 to give students time to undertake a serious paper. There will be one course meeting during the Spring quarter, on a date to be arranged, where these papers will be presented. (=BUSF 38912)

41100 EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS  (List)

This course will provide the student with the necessary tools to be an avid consumer of the experimental literature and eventually a producer of the literature.  These issues will be discussed through evaluation of both outstanding papers in the literature, and papers that fail to achieve their full potential. Thus, it will provide a summary of recent experimental findings and detail how to gather and analyze data using experimental methods.  Students will be expected to carry out their own original empirical research to meet the course requirements.

41800 NUMERICAL METHODS IN ECONOMICS  (Judd)

This course introduces a broad range of numerical methods, and then uses them to compute equilibrium in economic models and related econometric estimators. We will study examples of computational techniques in the current economic literature as well as discuss areas of economic analysis where numerical analysis may be useful in future research of dynamic economic problems. Applications will include solution of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models, life-cycle dynamic programming problems, optimal taxation, nonlinear pricing, Nash equilibrium of dynamic games, and estimation of structural models.

42100 AN INTRODUCTION TO DOING EMPIRICAL MICROECONOMIC RESEARCH  (Levitt)

This course is designed to give students early in their graduate careers exposure to carrying out their own empirical micro-focused research.  Attention will be paid to every step in the process: idea generation, the use of data, identifying the right tools to answer the question at hand, testing hypotheses, making arguments convincing, etc.  These issues will be discussed through evaluation of both outstanding papers in the literature, and papers that fail to achieve their full potential.  Students will be expected to carry out their own original empirical research to meet the course requirements.

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42800 CREATIVITY (Galenson) ----NEW!!!

This seminar will study why and how creative people innovate. The emphasis will be on understanding the process by which innovators work, and measuring the timing of their creativity over the life cycle. Examples will be drawn principally from the arts – important modern painters. Including Cézanne and Picasso; poets, including Eliot and Frost; novelists, including Woolf and Hemingway; movie directors, including Welles and Godard; architects, including Corbusier and Gehry; and songwriters, including Dylan and the Beatles. The principal assignment will be a term paper that will examine the creative life cycle of one or more innovators of the student’s choice; students will present this research in progress to the class during the second half of the quarter. The empirical study of individual creativity is a new field, and there are many excellent research opportunities for students. (=ECON 12500/ ENGL 25927)

49900 INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH  For Required Research Paper:  to be arranged between individual faculty and students – see Time Schedule for faculty Section Numbers