Theory of alternative economic systems, of national economic planning, and of re-source allocation under different systems.

The world that we live in today is predominantly urban -- a phenomenon that is of recent origin. Indeed in much of the developing world, there is also a rapid urbanization of inequity as oppressed rural majorities migrate permanently or temporarily, and form the excluded urban majorities. This course provides perspectives from which the current urban moment in both the developed and developing worlds can be understood, analyzed, and critiqued. At the same time, cities are potential sites of resistance and emancipation, a theme that will be discussed in the course.

Evolution of the U.S. economy from colonial times, including slavery, the development of capitalism, large corporations, trade unions, the Great Depression, and the changing role of the state.

Survey of empirical methods used in contemporary labor economics in particular and applied microeconomics more generally. Econometric foundations of various empirical strategies. Applications in practical research.

Examines linkages between growth, distribution, real exchange rates, prices, interest rates, development, and related macroeconomic phenomena. Studies the political economy of trade and investment liberalization using mainstream and heterodox models. Develops the tools required to analyze macroeconomic issues in an open economy context.

Advanced treatment of contemporary theoretical and empirical research in Marxian political economy. Topics include: debates in the labor theory of value; the so-called transformation problem; circuit of capital model; theories of exploitation; theory of finance capital and imperialism; distribution of surplus value - interest, commercial profit, rent; profitability and capital accumulation; theories of capitalist crisis. Prerequisite: ECON 708 or 709

This course will investigate hierarchal identity-based power structures in capitalist societies from a Marxian-Feminist perspective. We will focus on the roles of households, markets, and states in social provisioning and the social reproduction of labor-power.