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296S. Selected Topics in Economics. Seminar version of Economics 296. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
297S. Economic Science Studies. Application of techniques of science and technology studies to problems in the history,
philosophy, methodology and sociology of economics. Addresses modern economics as a illustrative case of issues
arising in Studies of Scientific Knowledge. What counts as "fact" in economics? Who decides, and by what processes
of negotiation? Does accepting that knowledge in economics as a construct reduce the usefulness of that knowledge and
affect the notion of progress in economic science? Why has mathematical economics enjoyed such success in recent
decades? Close readings in texts across the sciences and in modern economics, and the history of mathematics,
culminating in a research project. (Similar in context to Economics 197S, but requires an additional assignment. Not
open to students who have taken Economics 197S or Sociology 187S.) Prerequisites: Economics 105 or 149; and
Economics 110 or 154; and consent of instructor. Instructor: Weintraub. 3 units.
For Graduate Students Only
300. Mathematics for Economists. Topics include linear and matrix algebra, topology, multivariate calculus,
optimization and dynamic systems. Intended for entering PhD students. Instructor: Graham or Staff. 3 units.
301. Microeconomic Analysis I. Review of contemporary theory relating to consumer choice, production, the firm, and
income distribution in competitive and imperfectly competitive markets. Restricted to PhD students in economics
except with consent of instructor and director of graduate studies. Instructor: Abdulkadiroglu or Bayer. 3 units.
301D. Microeconomic Analysis I. Same in content as Economics 301, but with weekly discussion section. Instructor:
Abdulkadiroglu or Bayer. 3 units.
302. Microeconomic Analysis II. A continuation of Economics 301 with emphasis on analyses of consumer behavior,
general equilibrium, welfare economics, and capital theory. Prerequisite: Economics 301. Instructor: Taylor. 3 units.
302D. Microeconomic Analysis II. Same in content as Economics 302, but with weekly discussion section. Instructor:
Taylor. 3 units.
304. Advanced Macroeconomics. Advanced topics in macroeconomics with some emphasis on computation and
econometric analysis. Topics include real business cycle theory, endogenous growth theory, monetary theory, optimal
monetary and fiscal policy and time consistency. Instructor: Peretto. 3 units.
305. Monetary Theory and Policy. Same topics as Economics 205S but with additional graduate level work.
Prerequisite: Economics 304. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
306. Microeconomics: Policy Applications. 3 units. C-L: see Public Policy Studies 311
309. Trade and Development Theory. Theory of international trade and trade policy as it affects the structure and growth
of individual economies, with emphasis on developing countries. Comparative advantage, factor proportions
explanation of trade, infant industry and other arguments for protection, interactions of exchange rate and trade policy,
and special issues relating to primary commodities are examined. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
311. History of Political Economy. A detailed review of the development of economic theory, the tools of economic
analysis, and economics as a science, together with an analysis of the circumstances affecting this development.
Instructor: De Marchi, Goodwin, or Weintraub. 3 units.
312. History of Political Economy. A detailed review of the development of economic theory, the tools of economic
analysis, and economics as a science, together with an analysis of the circumstances affecting this development.
Instructor: De Marchi, Goodwin, or Weintraub. 3 units.
317. Development Economics I. Historical, empirical, and theoretical topics in development economics. Instructor:
Kelley. 3 units.
320. Macroeconomic Analysis I. Intertemporal models of consumption and labor supply; implications of these models
for the behavior of macroeconomic aggregates, fiscal policy, and monetary policy; money demand and inflation;
economic growth. Restricted to Ph.D. students in economics except with consent of instructor and director of graduate
studies. Instructor: Burnside and Peretto. 3 units.
320D. Macroeconomic Analysis I. Same in content as Economics 320, but with weekly discussion section. Instructors:
Burnside and Peretto. 3 units.
322. Macroeconomic Analysis II. Further analysis of topics treated in Economics 320. Optimal economic growth;
business cycles. Issues in economic policy. Prerequisite: Economics 320. Instructor: Rubio-Ramirez or staff. 3 units.
322D. Macroeconomic Analysis II. Same in content as Economics 322, but with weekly discussion section. Instructors:
Rubio-Ramirez or staff. 3 units.
326. Stochastic Macroeconomics. Final course in the graduate macroeconomics sequence, dealing with advanced topics
and frontier research. Development of a framework for the analysis of the positive and normative implications of
dynamic, stochastic general equilibrium models. Objectives are to clarify the central role that optimal intertemporal
decision making under uncertainty plays in modern macroeconomics, and to familiarize students with the methods and
problems discussed in recent literature. Focus on models of open economies, recognizing the high degree of international
integration of goods and services markets, and the importance of international financial flows. Instructor: Weinke.
3 units.
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