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

This course examines the emergence and evolution of capitalist forms of economic organization, and their interaction with noncapitalist forms. It begins with the Atlantic economy and the African slave trade, and then covers nineteenth-century industrialization in Britain, France, Germany and Russia. The next readings, which include areas in both the center and periphery of the world economy, are organized by topic: trade and the international division of labor, international finance and foreign investment, imperialism, migration, and changing industrial leadership in the world economy.

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.