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11.233 Research Design for Policy Analysis and Planning
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9 [P/D/F]
Lecture: T9.30-12.30 (9-450A)
Develops skills in research design for policy analysis and planning. Emphasizes the logic of the research process and its constituent elements. Topics include philosophy of science, question formulation, hypothesis generation and theory construction, data collection techniques (e.g. experimental, survey, interview), ethical issues in research, and research proposal preparation. Limited to doctoral students in Course 11.
G. Carolini, F. Siddiqi
No textbook information available14.771 Development Economics: Microeconomic Issues
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Prereq: 14.121 and 14.122
Units: 5-0-7
Lecture: MW10.30-12 (E51-151) Recitation: W4 (E51-361)
A rigorous introduction to core micro-economic issues in economic development, focusing on both key theoretical contributions and empirical applications to understand both why some countries are poor and on how markets function differently in poor economies. Topics include human capital (education and health); labor markets; credit markets; land markets; firms; and the role of the public sector.
E. Duflo, B. Olken
No textbook information available21G.708 Spanish: Communication Intensive I
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Prereq: None. Coreq: 21G.735, 21L.636, 21L.637, 21L.638, 21L.639, 21L.640, or CMS.357; permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-0
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Intensive tutorial in writing and speaking for majors. Provides students with enhanced linguistic and cultural fluency for academic or real-world purposes. Conducted entirely in Spanish. Preference to Spanish majors.
M. Resnick
No textbook information available14.449[J] Current Research in Financial Economics
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(Same subject as 15.475[J])
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-3 [P/D/F]
Lecture: T12 (E62-687)
Advanced seminar intended for PhD students interested in finance. Topics and papers vary by term, following the latest research in academia and in correlation with the weekly finance faculty research seminar. Each week, students will critically review the contributions, method of analysis, and presentation of evidence of existing research; one session is devoted to preparing for the finance seminar, while the other session discusses further work on the same topic. Restricted to doctoral students.
Fall: Consult: J. Alton
Spring: Consult: J. Alton
Summer: Consult J. Alton
No textbook information available (Summer 2024); No required or recommended textbooks (Fall 2024)Total units: 33
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