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14.54 International Trade

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(Subject meets with 14.540)
Prereq: 14.01
Units: 4-0-8
Lecture: MW10.30-12 (E51-361) Recitation: F11 (E51-376) +final

Provides an introduction to theoretical and empirical topics in international trade. Offers a brief history of globalization. Introduces the theory of comparative advantage and discusses its implications for international specialization and wage inequality. Studies the determinants and consequences of trade policy, and analyzes the consequences of immigration and foreign direct investment. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
A. Costinot
No textbook information available

14.661 Labor Economics I

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(Subject meets with 14.661A)
Prereq: 14.32 and (14.03 or 14.04)
Units: 5-0-7
Lecture: TR10.30-12 (E51-145) Recitation: F10.30-12 (E51-151) +final

A systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics include wage and employment determination, turnover, search, immigration, unemployment, equalizing differences, and institutions in the labor market. Particular emphasis on the interaction between theoretical and empirical modeling. No listeners.
D. Acemoglu, J. Angrist
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14.661A Labor Economics I

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(Subject meets with 14.661)
Prereq: 14.32 and (14.03 or 14.04)
Units: 5-0-7

Covers the same material as 14.661 but in greater depth. Additional assignments required. Limited to economics PhD students who wish to declare a major field in labor economics.
D. Acemoglu, J. Angrist
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11.222 Introduction to Critical Qualitative Methods

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Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-3
Lecture: TR11-12.30 (4-163) Recitation: T3.30 (4-144) or T4.30 (4-144) or F1.30 (4-146) or M3.30 (4-146)

Introduces qualitative methods as an approach to critical inquiry in urban planning research and practice. Emphasizes the importance of historical context, place-specificity, and the experiences and views of individuals as ways of knowing relationships of power and privilege between people, in place, and over time. Explores a range of critical qualitative methods including those used in archival, interview, observational, visual, and case study analysis.
K. Crockett
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21G.739[J] Globalization and its Discontents: Spanish-speaking Nations

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(Same subject as 21L.639[J])
Prereq: One intermediate subject in Spanish or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
URL: https://lit.mit.edu/21l-639j-globalization-and-its-disconnects-spanish-speaking-nations/
Lecture: TR1-2.30 (1-136)

Studies new paradigms of cultural exchange that have shaped Latin America in the 20th and 21st centuries. Examines how globalization is rapidly changing the identity of peoples and cultures in Spanish-speaking nations. Spotlights debates about human rights. Materials studied include film, fiction, essay, architectural archives, music and art. Students complete a research project about a specific aspect of Hispanic culture that has been shaped by contemporary forces in the global economy. Taught in Spanish with required readings and writing in Spanish.
Joaquin Terrones
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Total units: 42

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