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THE COREGRADUATE COURSES BY AREAS OF STUDY(2013-14)Price Theory30100 Price Theory I [=LAWS 43611] -- Murphy / Becker (F)30200 Price Theory II [=LAWS 43621] -- Murphy / Reny (W)30300 Price Theory III -- Myerson / Reny (Sp)Theory of Income33000 Theory of Income I -- Alvarez (F)33100 Theory of Income II -- Stokey (W)33200 Theory of Income III -- Mulligan (Sp)Quantitative Methods30400 Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Economics -- Lima (9/3/13-9/20/13)31000 Empirical Analysis I -- Shaikh (F)31100 Empirical Analysis II -- Uhlig (W)31200 Empirical Analysis III -- Neal / Hortaçsu (Sp)THE SPECIALIZED FIELDSAdvanced Financial Economics**39100* Asset Pricing [=BUSF 35904] -- Cochrane (F)39600* Topics in Asset Pricing [=BUSF 35907] -- Panageas (W)39701* Advanced Theory of Corporate Finance & Capital Markets [BUSF 35913] -- He (Sp)** Students who took the former “Asset Pricing” Specialized field may not count any of these coursesfor General Distribution.Applied Macroeconomics**38001* Applied Macroeconomics: Micro Data for Macro Models [=BUSF 33942] -- Davis / Hurst (F)38102* Applied Macroeconomics: Heterogeneity and Macro [=BUSF 33949] -- Vavra (W)43400* Topics in Labor Markets and Macroeconomics -- Lopes de Melo (Sp)** Students who previously took “Applied Macroeconomics” as one of their Specialized fields may notcount any of these courses for General Distribution.Behavioral Economics41001* Behavioral Economics [=BUSF 38912] -- Thaler / Kamenica / Pope (Sp)41100* Experimental Economics [=ECON 21800] — TBA (W)Econometrics and Statistics37200* Analysis of Microeconomic Data I [=PPHA 48200] -- Black (F)31700* Topics in Econometrics -- Shaikh (W)31801* Random Coefficients Models and High-Dimensional Econometrics -- Gautier (Sp)Economic Growth / International Trade**35101* International Macroeconomics & Trade [BUSF 33946] – Cosar / Ossa (F)35301* International Trade & Growth -- Lucas (Sp)35501* International Macroeconomics and Finance [BUSF 35915] -- Hassan (W)** Students who previously took “Economic Growth/International Trade” as one of their Specializedfields may not count any of these courses for General Distribution.Economics of the Family**34300* Human Capital [= SOCI 30306] -- Becker (Sp)34601* Economics of the Family in Developing Countries -- Voena (W)35002* The Origins And Consequences Of Inequality In Capabilities -- Heckman (W)** Students who took the former “Labor Economics / Human Capital” Specialized field may not countany of these courses for General Distribution.13
Financial Economics**38900* Theory of Financial Decisions I [=BUSF 35901] – Fama (F)39001* Theory of Financial Decisions II [=BUSF 35902] -- Diamond / Sufi (W)39400* Theory of Financial Decisions III [=BUSF 35903] -- Diamond / Zingales (Sp)**There will not be a Specialized Field examination for Financial Economics in 2013-2014.Industrial Organization40101* Advanced Industrial Organization I [=BUSF 33921] -- Syverson (F)40201* Advanced Industrial Organization II [=BUSF 33922] -- Hortaçsu (W)40301* Advanced Industrial Organization III [=BUSF 33923 =LAWS 99304] -- Carlton (Sp)Law & Economics39802* Advanced Law and Economics [=LAWS 55401] -- Malani (Sp)42100* An Introduction to Doing Empirical Microeconomic Research [=LAWS 99303] -- Levitt (W)40301* Advanced Industrial Organization III [=BUSF 33923 =LAWS 99304] -- Carlton (Sp)Macroeconomic Theory33502* Monetary Economics I -- Alvarez (F)33603* Macroeconomics and Financial Frictions – Uhlig (W)33703* Financial Markets in the Macroeconomy [BUSF 33948] – Guerrieri (Sp)Market Design40501* Price Theory and Market Design [= ECON 24210] – Weyl (F)40603* Market Design [=BUSF 33915] -- Budish (Sp)40801* Introduction to Theory-Based Empirical Methods with Applications to Market Design -- Hickman(W)Mathematical Economics30501* Topics in Theoretical Economics – Reny (W)30600* The Economics of Information [=BUSF 33911] -- Harris (F)30701* Evolutionary Game Theory -- Szentes (Sp)36101* Economic Models of Politics -- Myerson / Van Weelden (W)Quantitative Study of Inequality34901* Social Interactions and Inequality -- Durlauf (Sp)35002* The Origins And Consequences Of Inequality In Capabilities -- Heckman (W)OTHER COURSES32000 Topics in American Economic History [=ECON 22200] -- Galenson (W)41800 Numerical Methods in Economics -- Judd (F)42800 Creativity [=ECON 22650] -- Galenson (W)42900 Innovators [=ECON 22600] -- Galenson (F)49900- Individual Research (for Required Research Paper: to be arranged between individual faculty andstudents). See Time Schedule for faculty Section NumbersWorkshops or Working Groups (Required for all Post-Core students)50000-60000’s see Course Descriptions and Time Schedule• Courses marked with an asterisk(*) are intended to provide the basis for the Specialized Field requirements.Students are expected to be familiar with the material covered in these courses, but Field requirementsgenerally do not exceed three courses. When a Field has two or three courses marked with an asterisk, thenthose courses constitute the required sequence for the Field, whether evaluated by Preliminary Examinationsand Papers or by GPA. If there are more than three courses students should check with the Chairman of theExamining Committee. A course without an asterisk is an optional course in the Field and may be counted forGeneral Distribution purposes only.14
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