This is a survey course in the political economy of public health, an emergent research stream that seeks to understand the distal political and economic causes of population health in advanced capitalist countries, primarily the United States. It builds on and extends the social determinants of health framework in that it moves even further ?upstream? to the political and economic determinants of the social determinants of health. In other words, this approach examines macro-level societal forces that contribute to the (re)production of social patterns in human health.

Theoretical and empirical analysis of labor market issues primarily using tools developed in microeconomics and econometrics. First semester: a general survey of neoclassical, institutionalist, and Marxian theories and empirical work on wage determination. Second semester: an intensive analysis of selected topics.

Concept of economic development and structural changes needed in underdeveloped countries to permit development. Prerequisite: 15 hours of economics.

This course will introduce students to the study of applied time series analysis and encourage them to apply time series techniques to investigating interesting and policy-relevant issues in heterodox macroeconomics, radical political economics, and development economics. The course will cover two broad areas of time series analysis: (a) analysis of stationary time series processes (both univariate and multivariate); and (b) analysis of non-stationary time series processes (both univariate and multivariate).

Examines econometric techniques by observing how practitioners have utilized econometrics as a tool for analyzing substantive questions.

Examines econometric techniques by observing how practitioners have utilized econometrics as a tool for analyzing substantive questions.

Develops mathematical skills required in macroeconomics, microeconomics, econometrics, and most fields of applied economics. Includes optimization techniques and dynamics. Mastery of mathematical reasoning is reinforced by extensive problem solving.