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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
Lecture: TR10.30-12 (E51-145) Recitation: F10.30-12 (E51-151) +final

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
No required or recommended textbooks

14.775 Comparing Societies
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Prereq: None
Units: 4-0-8
Lecture: W EVE (4-6.30 PM) (E52-432) Recitation: TBA

Studies the cultural, social, and institutional foundations of societies around the world, emphasizing fundamentals and mechanisms that are outside the scope of traditional models in economics. Topics include social organization, perceptions of reality (e.g., the spiritual and meta-human world), drivers of innovation and technology diffusion, conflict, determinants of fertility and population growth, moral frameworks (e.g., views about right/wrong, fairness, equality, and community membership), religion, objectives and definitions of success, and societal equilibria. Emphasizes how research ranging from economic theory to development and policy design can benefit from an understanding of these vast differences that exist around the world. Also considers how these differences affect and are affected by culture, formal institutions, and development. Open to PhD students.
J. Moscona, N. Nunn, J. Robinson
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1.286[J] Urban Energy Systems and Policy

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(Same subject as 11.477[J])
(Subject meets with 11.165)
Prereq: 11.203, 14.01, or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-9
Lecture: TR11-12.30 (9-451)

Examines efforts in developing and advanced nations and regions. Examines key issues in the current and future development of urban energy systems, such as technology, use, behavior, regulation, climate change, and lack of access or energy poverty. Case studies on a diverse sampling of cities explore how prospective technologies and policies can be implemented. Includes intensive group research projects, discussion, and debate.
D. Hsu
No textbook information available

Total units: 36

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