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  • Asian Capital Markets

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  • Course explores the increasing weight of Asia in global financial markets and its implications. It frames the discussion in the context of the globalization of financial markets, with emphasis on concepts of economic development, institutional reform of markets, and public and private market investments. Discussions and investment case studies will combine analysis of historical trends and recent data with insights from practical experience in Asian markets. Course considers China's gradual shift toward a capital market-based financial system, the potential revival of Japanese capital markets, and the development of Indian capital markets.

     

  • Fee: $250.00

  • Instructor: Jean-Christophe de Swaan

  • Capacity Remaining: 0

  • Semester Dates: 1/29/2026 - 4/23/2026 

  • Times: 1:30 PM - 4:20 PM

  • Sessions: 12

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  • Economics of Health and Health Care

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  • Health economics is a growing field of applied microeconomics and is an important aspect of public policy. This course explores the health care sector and health policy issues from an economic perspective. Microeconomics tools will be used to analyze the functioning of different pieces of the health care system. Topics will range from fundamental subjects, such as the demand for health, to more recent developments, such as mental health, child health and risky health behaviors. This course teaches an economic approach to studying the various policies that affect health and health behaviors.

     

  • Fee: $250.00

  • Instructor: Kelly Noonan

  • Capacity Remaining: -1

  • Semester Dates: 1/27/2026 - 4/23/2026 

  • Times: 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

  • Sessions: 24

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  • Introduction to Macroeconomics

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  • This course focuses on the forces that shape changes in overall economic outcomes in both the short and long run, and the potential for macroeconomic policy to affect these outcomes in a positive way. The course will introduce students to the basic frameworks that are used by researchers and policy makers. Specific topics covered include growth, development, inequality, the stock market, the environment, unemployment, inflation, business cycles, the financial system and trade. Problem sets will help students build skills in basic data analysis and quantitative methods.

     

  • Fee: $250.00

  • Instructor: Richard Rogerson

  • Capacity Remaining: -1

  • Semester Dates: 1/27/2026 - 4/23/2026 

  • Times: 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Sessions: 24

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  • Introduction to Microeconomics

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  • Economics studies the allocation of scarce resources. This course focuses on the decisions made by individual consumers and producers. We will consider a variety of different market structures ranging from monopoly to perfect competition, and discuss the rationale for government involvement in market activity.

     

  • Fee: $250.00

  • Instructor: Henry Shim

  • Capacity Remaining: 11

  • Semester Dates: 1/26/2026 - 4/22/2026 

  • Times: 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Sessions: 24

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  • Market Failures and Policy Responses

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  • This course discusses several ways in which market outcomes fail to be efficient. A first part of the course considers externalities and public goods and discusses a variety of policy remedies: market-like institutional responses and government responses may be more suitable depending on the environment. A second part of the course discusses missing markets and property rights. A third part of the course discusses informational imperfections, going from search frictions to adverse selection moral hazard, and coordination failures. The course concludes with a discussion of government failures.

     

  • Fee: $250.00

  • Instructor: Alessandro Lizzeri

  • Capacity Remaining: -2

  • Semester Dates: 1/26/2026 - 4/22/2026 

  • Times: 1:20 PM - 2:40 PM

  • Sessions: 24

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  • Microeconomic Theory

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  • This course will cover the key tools of microeconomics. In particular we will learn how to model the behavior of individual decision makers, and how to aggregate their behavior to better understand the way larger institutions operate. A lot of the class will be geared towards a fundamental economic institution *the market* to develop a better understanding of when it thrives, and when it fails.

     

  • Fee: $250.00

  • Instructor: Sylvain Chassang

  • Capacity Remaining: 0

  • Semester Dates: 1/27/2026 - 4/23/2026 

  • Times: 10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Sessions: 24

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  • Topics in Macroeconomics

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  • This course uses economic theory to study the interaction between finance and aggregate production, financial crisis and public policy. The topics include historical overview, credit and asset price booms, banking crises, sovereign debt crises, covid-19 crisis, and monetary, fiscal and financial policies.

     

  • Fee: $250.00

  • Instructor: Nobuhiro Kiyotaki

  • Capacity Remaining: -4

  • Semester Dates: 1/26/2026 - 4/22/2026 

  • Times: 1:20 PM - 2:40 PM

  • Sessions: 24

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