A study of advanced statistical methods in quantifying economic theory. Emphasis on the practical application of regression analysis to test economic theory, especially where the assumptions underlying ordinary least squares analysis are violated. Examines several different subjects that illustrate empirical economic research.

This course examines the discursive relationship between race and law in contemporary U.S. society. Readings examine the ways in which racial bodies are constituted in the cultural and political economy of American society. The main objective is to explore the rules and social practices that govern the relationship of race to gender, nationality, sexuality, and class in U.S. courts and other cultural institutions. Thinkers covered include W.E.B. DuBois, Kimberle Crenshaw, Derrick Bell, and Richard Delgado, among others.

This seminar course studies the theory and practice of corporate governance. Topics include the legal and regulatory environment in which corporations operate, agency theory, executive compensation, the board of directors, debt covenants, corporate control, and stakeholder rights. We will analyze and evaluate current events in corporate governance using the tools discussed in class.

This seminar looks at both recent and potential future economic and political developments in the G-20, comprising 19 of the world's most important economies plus the European Union. Together these countries represent roughly two-thirds of the world's population, 80 percent of international trade, and 90 percent of global GDP. This international body has taken on a new prominence that will shape the debates over the direction the global economy should take in the coming decades.

How do we make decisions, form attachments, and learn a language? Can we inherit schizophrenia? Why are we fearful of some situations and not others? What factors influence the way we form attitudes or develop prejudices? This course addresses such questions to provide an overview of current research in psychology.

What are the relationships between the structure and activity of our brains and how we think, feel, perceive, remember, and communicate? How does experience shape both our brains and our development as unique individuals throughout our lives? In discussing such questions, we will explore how the brain functions; the role of conscious and unconscious processes in determining our behavior; and how neurodegenerative disease or traumatic injury to the brain can fundamentally alter a person's abilities and sense of self.

This course provides an introduction to the skills necessary for becoming good producers and consumers of psychological research. Students learn to develop research questions, survey related literature, design rigorous and ethically sound studies, and collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data. Students build on their computer skills relevant for psychological research and learn to read and critique original empirical journal articles. The course culminates in an original, collaborative research project, a final paper, and an oral presentation.