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ECON 136: Market Design

Use of economic theory, experiments, and empirical analysis to design market rules and institutions. Topics include: competitive bidding and auction design; matching algorithms to allocate resources in the absence of prices; organization of regulated exchanges. Applications may include auctions for natural resources, sponsored search advertising, the medical residency match, and carbon trading markets. Recommended: 51.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: Levin, J.

ECON 137: Information and Incentives

Incentives in situations where one part has more information than another. A part may have better information about things that it controls (moral hazard), or about things that are outside of its control (adverse selection). The general structure of incentive problems and the design of contracts and institutions to deal with such problems. Applications: executive and employee compensation, sharecropping, financial contracts and credit rationing, insurance, markets with unobservable quality, monopolistic price discrimination, regulation of natural monopolies, income taxation and redistribution, the provision of public goods, and auctions. Prerequisite: 51
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: Gonzalez de Lara Mingo, Y.

ECON 138: Risk and Insurance

Nature of economic risk and its effect on allocation of resources. Preferences among risky prospects: expected utility theory and the theory of risk aversion. Subjective versus objective probabilities. Market allocation of risk and the role of insurance markets under complete information. Insurance under asymmetric information, moral hazard, and adverse selection. Can insurance markets function well in a competitive equilibrium? Role of asset markets in allocating risk. How some risks corporations face are associated with price fluctuations and can be hedged in financial markets. Hedging strategies using futures markets, and options and other derivative assets. Hedging cr... more description for ECON 138 »
Nature of economic risk and its effect on allocation of resources. Preferences among risky prospects: expected utility theory and the theory of risk aversion. Subjective versus objective probabilities. Market allocation of risk and the role of insurance markets under complete information. Insurance under asymmetric information, moral hazard, and adverse selection. Can insurance markets function well in a competitive equilibrium? Role of asset markets in allocating risk. How some risks corporations face are associated with price fluctuations and can be hedged in financial markets. Hedging strategies using futures markets, and options and other derivative assets. Hedging credit risks. Prerequisite: 50.
Terms: Aut | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: Kurz, M.

ECON 139D: Directed Reading

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit | Grading: Ltr-CR/NC
Instructors: Abramitzky, R.; Amador, M.; Amemiya, T.; Aoki, M.;... more instructors for ECON 139D »
Instructors: Abramitzky, R.; Amador, M.; Amemiya, T.; Aoki, M.; Arora, A.; Arrow, K.; Athey, S.; Attanasio, O.; Bagwell, K.; Baron, D.; Bekaert, G.; Bernheim, B.; Bhattacharya, J.; Bloom, N.; Boskin, M.; Brady, D.; Bresnahan, T.; Bulow, J.; Canellos, C.; Clerici-Arias, M.; Cogan, J.; Cojoc, D.; David, P.; DeGiorgi, G.; Duffie, J.; Einav, L.; Fafchamps, M.; Falcon, W.; Fitzgerald, D.; Fitzpatrick, M.; Fong, K.; Fuchs, V.; Garber, A.; Gould, A.; Goulder, L.; Greif, A.; Gurley, J.; Haak, D.; Haber, S.; Hall, R.; Hammond, P.; Hansen, P.; Hanson, W.; Hanushek, E.; Harding, M.; Harris, D.; Hartmann, L.; Hartmann, W.; Henry, P.; Hickman, B.; Hong, H.; Hope, N.; Horvath, M.; Hoxby, C.; Jackson, M.; Jagolinzer, A.; Jaimovich, N.; Jayachandran, S.; Jones, C.; Jost, J.; Judd, K.; Kastl, J.; Kessler, D.; Klenow, P.; Kochar, A.; Kojima, F.; Krueger, A.; Kuran, T.; Kurz, M.; Lau, L.; Lazear, E.; Levin, J.; MaCurdy, T.; Mahajan, A.; Malmendier, U.; Manova, K.; McClellan, M.; McKinnon, R.; Meier, G.; Milgrom, P.; Miller, N.; Moser, P.; Naylor, R.; Nechyba, T.; Niederle, M.; Noll, R.; Owen, B.; Pencavel, J.; Piazzesi, M.; Pistaferri, L.; Polinsky, A.; Qian, Y.; Rangel, A.; Reiss, P.; Richards, J.; Roberts, D.; Romer, P.; Rosenberg, N.; Rossi-Hansberg, E.; Rosston, G.; Rothwell, G.; Royalty, A.; Rozelle, S.; Sargent, T.; Schaffner, J.; Schneider, K.; Segal, I.; Sharpe, W.; Shotts, K.; Shoven, J.; Singleton, K.; Skrzypacz, A.; Staiger, R.; Stanton, F.; Sweeney, J.; Taylor, J.; Tendall, M.; Tertilt, M.; Topper, M.; Vytlacil, E.; Wacziarg, R.; Weingast, B.; Wilson, R.; Wolak, F.; Wright, G.; Wright, M.; Yotopoulos, P.; , .

ECON 140: Introduction to Financial Economics

Modern portfolio theory and corporate finance. Topics: present value and discounting, interest rates and yield to maturity, various financial instruments including financial futures, mutual funds, the efficient market theory, basic asset pricing theory, the capital asset pricing model, and models for pricing options and other contingent claims. Use of derivatives for hedging. Prerequisites: 51, 102A.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: Gould, A.; Kurz, M.; Piazzesi, M.; Lee, B.

ECON 141: Public Finance and Fiscal Policy (PUBLPOL 107)

What role should and does government play in the economy? What are the effects of government expenditure, borrowing, and taxation? Policy topics: budget surpluses/deficits; tax reform; social security, public goods, and externalities; fiscal federalism; public investment; and cost-benefit analysis. Prerequisites: 51, 52.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: Boskin, M.

ECON 144: Family Economics

Topics at the intersection of economics and demography. Causes and consequences of historical trends such as the demographic transition, the increase in female labor force participation and its macroeconomic implications, the connection between economic development and family laws (child labor laws, women's rights), and policies affecting families and children (such as parental leave policies, social security policy, education subsidies). Economic models of household bargaining, fertility choice, and intergenerational transfers. Prerequisites: 51.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: Tertilt, M.

ECON 145: Labor Economics

Analysis and description of labor markets. Determination of employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages. Welfare programs and work effort. Wage differentials by schooling, experience, gender, and race. Economics of discrimination. Earnings inequality and changes in inequality. Employment contracts, labor unions, and bargaining. International comparisons. Prerequisites: 50, 51, 102B.
Terms: Aut, Win | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:ECGender | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: DeGiorgi, G.; Pencavel, J.

ECON 146: Economics of Education

How a decision to invest in education is affected by factors including ability and family background. Markets for elementary and secondary schooling; topics such as vouchers and charter schools, accountability, expenditure equalization among schools, and the teacher labor market.The market for college education emphasizing how college tuition is determined, and whether students are matched efficiently with colleges. How education affects economic growth, focusing on developing countries. Theory and empirical results. Application of economics from fields such as public economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, and industrial organization. Prerequisites: 50, 102B.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: Fitzpatrick, M.

ECON 147: Economics of Human Resources

Investments in human capital including education, on-the-job training, government training, and health. The effects of human capital accumulation on wages and wage growth and on wage differentials by gender and race. Sample selections and experimental data. Poverty and inequality. Optional research project for public policy organization on labor market/human resources issues. Prerequisite: 51.
Terms: Win | Units: 5 | Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors: DeGiorgi, G.; Pistaferri, L.
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