The course examines the historical transformations at the roots of modern industrial economies, framing the emergence and evolution of political economy as an intellectual discipline against this background. Students will be taught to consider the importance of various driving factors in economic history, such as demographic shifts, capital accumulation, technological adaptation, and institutional change. They will also learn how to see these historical transformations through the eyes of eminent thinkers from the past, thus acquiring a robust knowledge of the major topics in the history of political economy. After a brief discussion of different interpretations about the origins of the modern economy, each unit will focus on a specific period in modern world history, combining an overview of the socioeconomic transformations taking place at the time with an in-depth discussion of representative works from that era. Assessment will be strongly oriented toward essay writing, giving students an opportunity to learn how to develop an academic argument respecting the disciplinary practices of economics.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 12:10 | 13:30 | G-207 |
Thursday | 12:10 | 13:30 | G-207 |
Studies in depth factors influencing aggregate supply and demand, inflation, unemployment, interest rates, and international payments. Develops an analytic framework for the purpose of investigating the interrelationships among principal macroeconomic aggregates. Discusses current issues and controversies regarding macroeconomic policies.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-L21 |
Friday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-L21 |
What are the environmental and ecological challenges economies face today? How can economic policy contribute to tackle those challenges? In this class we will answer those questions adopting the economists’ perspective. Economists have different ways of thinking about the environment and its relation to the economy. To better understand those different approaches, we will adopt a comparative perspective of environmental and ecological economics. The course will focus on the role of economic resources, biodiversity, and climate change in economic growth and equality. After introducing the sources of the discussion of environmental and ecological economics in the 19th century, we will discuss the 20th century debates between environmental and ecological economists on the issues of the limits of growth, natural capital, sustainable development. We will then cover the real-world application of those abstract economic theories by focusing on the different means to measure economic progress, the way the world economy deals with climate change, and on real-world examples of ecological economics. Throughout the course, students will be able to develop a comparative understanding of economic theories and see their importance and application in the real world.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 09:00 | 10:20 | G-009 |
Friday | 09:00 | 10:20 | G-009 |
Modern economics analysis is based on mathematics to a great extent.This class is designed to provide students with the appropriate mathematical tools essential for majors in Economics and similar disciplines. Students planning to pursue graduate studies in Economics are highly encouraged to take this course.Major topics include constrained and unconstrained optimization and comparative static analysis. In all cases the necessary mathematics is reviewed and subsequently applied to problems of economic theory and policy.In this course, particular economic models are not the ends, but the means for illustrating the method of applying mathematical techniques to economic theory in general.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 16:55 | 18:15 | PL-4 |
Thursday | 16:55 | 18:15 | PL-4 |
After reviewing tools from probability, statistics, and elementary differential and partial differential equations, models of hedging, arbitrage, puts, calls, the design of portfolios, the derivation and solution of the Black-Scholes and other equations (Bachelier, Ito’s Lemma) are amplified and discussed. Focus is on mathematical properties and relations between concepts of financial and currency market instruments in investment and economic activities.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 12:10 | 13:30 | G-002 |
Thursday | 12:10 | 13:30 | G-002 |
As the bridge-course for the major in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, this team-taught course offers a multidisciplinary perspective on key questions of political economy. First presenting the similarities and differences between philosophical, political and economic approaches to political and economic rationality, the course offers varied analyses of representation and government, the commons, security, inequality and debt. The overall purpose of the course is to engage students, at various levels of theoretical abstraction and empirical precision, with the fundamental issues lying between ethics, politics, and economics.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 16:55 | 18:15 | C-505 |
Thursday | 16:55 | 18:15 | C-505 |
The senior research seminar in economics and finance provides students with a capstone experience. Using
quantitative tools, students will embark on an empirical research project in economics or finance that interests
them most.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-207 |
Thursday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-207 |
Emphasizes the stages required to produce a polished, articulate essay by practicing the necessary components of excellent academic writing: sharpening critical thinking skills, organizing ideas, choosing appropriate and dynamic words, varying prose style, editing, refining, and proofreading. Although this course carries 4 credits, it does not fulfill the University's English requirement.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-113 |
Friday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-113 |
Wednesday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-102 |
Taught through thematically-linked works of literature from the Ancient world to the present day. Stresses expository writing, accurate expression, and logical organization of ideas in academic writing. Recent themes include: Childhood, Friendship from Aristotle to Derrida, Social Organization and Alienation, Monstrosity, and Music and Literature. This course satisfies only 4 credits of the University's English requirement.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 12:10 | 13:30 | Q-604 |
Thursday | 12:10 | 13:30 | Q-604 |
Taught through thematically-linked works of literature from the Ancient world to the present day. Stresses expository writing, accurate expression, and logical organization of ideas in academic writing. Recent themes include: Childhood, Friendship from Aristotle to Derrida, Social Organization and Alienation, Monstrosity, and Music and Literature. This course satisfies only 4 credits of the University's English requirement.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-002 |
Thursday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-002 |