New courses in Economicshttp://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/index.htm2009-07-02MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduen-USContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmAgricultural issues: peasant behavior, land tenancy, and interlinked markets. Credit and insurance market problems and institutions. Health, nutrition, and productivity. Gender bias. Education. Technological change. Government failures.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-771Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmBanerjee, AbhijitOlken, BenjaminDuflo, Esther2009-06-19T10:27:20-04:0014.771en-USEconomicsAgricultural Economicsemploymenttaxessubsidiesschool vouchersschool choicenutritioninequalitypovertysavingscreditlandmigrationlabortechnologycontractsfirmsfamiliesdecision makingpublic financegender discriminationmarket equilibriumeducationhealthproductivityMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThis is an applied theory course covering topics in the political economy of democratic countries. This course examines political institutions from a rational choice perspective. The now burgeoning rational choice literature on legislatures, bureaucracies, courts, and elections constitutes the chief focus. Some focus will be placed on institutions from a comparative and/or international perspective.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Political-Science/17-812JFall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmSnyder, James 2009-06-01T04:44:22-04:0017.812J14.296Jen-USEconomicsAmerican Government and Politics (United States)Canadian Government and Politicsdirect democracyrepresentative democracylegislative-executive relationsdistributive theoryinformational theorygovernment stabilitycoalitionsbargaininglobbyinginterest groupsminoritiesColonel Blottovote-tradingvote-buyingstructure-induced equilibrium modelsprobabilistic voting modelsset-valued solutionpoint-valued solutionmodels of political partiesagency modelsvoterelectoral systemmultiparty competitionmacroeconomic policyincome redistributiontaxationgovernmentpublic goodsinternationalcomparativeelectoral competitionand electionscourtbureaucracylegislaturerational choicepolitical economyPolitical ScienceMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe course provides a survey of the theory and application of time series methods in econometrics. Topics covered will include univariate stationary and non-stationary models, vector autoregressions, frequency domain methods, models for estimation and inference in persistent time series, and structural breaks. We will cover different methods of estimation and inferences of modern dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models (DSGE): simulated method of moments, maximum likelihood and Bayesian approach. The empirical applications in the course will be drawn primarily from macroeconomics.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-384Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmMikusheva, AnnaSchrimpf, Paul2009-05-07T02:18:30-04:0014.384en-USEconomicsEconometrics and Quantitative EconomicsMathematical Statistics and ProbabilityMCMCGMMprediction regressionunit rootVAReconometricsBayesianDSGEdynamic stochastic general equilibriumstructural breakspersistent time seriesfrequency domain analysisvector autoregressionsunivariate non-stationaryunivariate stationaryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmGeneral equilibrium, capital theory, incomplete markets, externalities, public goods.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-123Spring-2009/CourseHome/index.htmEso, Peter2009-05-05T11:02:07-04:0014.123en-USEconomicsInsurancecorrelationrepeated gamesglobal gamesauctionssignaling gamestrembling-hand perfectionsequential equilibriumequilibriumbargainingiterated conditional dominanceiterated strict dominancerationalizabilitygame theorydecision theorycomparative staticssupermodularityfinanceinsurancestochastic dominancerisknormative interpretationpositive interpretationexpected utilityutility representationpreferencemicroeconomic theorymicroeconomicsMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmThe basic machines of macroeconomics. Ramsey, Solow, Samuelson-Diamond, RBCs, ISLM, Mundell-Fleming, Fischer-Taylor. How they work, what shortcuts they take, and how they can be used. Half-term subject.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-452Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmAcemoglu, K. Daron2009-05-22T04:56:40-04:0014.452en-USEconomicsLand Use Planning and Management/Developmenttradeopen economytechnology diffusioninterdependencesendogenous labor-augmenting technological changeendogenous skill-bias technological changeSchumpeterian modelsexpanding input varietiesendogenous growthhuman capitalexternalitiescapital accumulationneoclassical endogenous growthincomplete marketsgrowth under uncertaintydynamic efficiencyoverlapping generationswelfare theoremsoptimal and competitive allocationsneoclassical growthincome differencesSolow growth modelworld income distributionmoderndevelopmenteconomic growthMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htmTheories of production and individual choice (under certainty and uncertainty); markets and competition; tools of comparative statics and their application to price theory.http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Economics/14-121Fall-2008/CourseHome/index.htmPathak, Parag2009-04-22T02:10:49-04:0014.121en-USEconomicsEconomics, GeneralApplied Economicsrobust comparative staticspricingafriat's theoremexternalitiesgeneral equilibriumcompetitive marketspartial equilibriumproducer theorydemand theorymicroeconomic theoryMIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.eduContent within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm