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Advanced Macroeconomics II, Spring 2004
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Abstract: Topics change from year to year. Most recent topics include: optimal fiscal and monetary policy; optimal capital taxation; time inconsistency and incentive incompatibility of optimal policies; redistribution and political economics; heterogeneous agents and incomplete markets; Real Business Cycle models ... More »
Economic Systems
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Abstract: A collection of downloadable video clips on the theme of Economic Systems, with guiding questions for students. Clips are drawn from the following PBS WIDE ANGLE documentaries: "To Have and Have Not" (2002), "A State of Mind" (2003), "Ladies First" (2004), "1-800-INDIA" (2005), "Border Jumpers" (2005).
Entrepreneurial Finance, Spring 2002
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Abstract: This class examines the elements of entrepreneurial finance, focusing on technology-based start-up ventures, and the early stages of company development. It addresses key questions which challenge all entrepreneurs: how much money can and should be raised; when should it be raised and from whom; what ... More »
Innovative Businesses and Breakthrough Technologies - The Legal Issues, Fall 2004
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Abstract: 15.616 is an introduction to business law which covers the fundamentals, including contracts, liability, regulation, employment, and corporations, with an in-depth treatment of the legal issues relating to breakthrough technologies, including the legal framework of R&D, the commercialization of new high-technology ... More »
Living and working in the new economy
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Abstract: The new ‘service economy’, is it a direct result of globalisation? This unit examines the switch from manufacturing to services and looks at the impact of information and communication technologies on the economy as a whole. The ‘new economy’ has many benefits, but at what cost?
Negotiation and Conflict Management, Spring 2001
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Abstract: Negotiation and Conflict Management presents negotiation theory -- strategies and styles -- within an employment context. 15.667 meets only eleven times, with a different topic each week, which is why students should commit to attending all classes. In addition to the theory and exercises presented in ... More »
Output in the Short-run: Employment: Fiscal Policy from the course Macroeconomic Analysis
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Abstract: Econ 100B: Macroeconomic Analyis - Fall 2006. A study of the factors which determine national income, employment, and price levels, with attention to the effects of monetary and fiscal policy.
Output in the Short-run: Employment: Monetary Policy from the course Macroeconomic Analysis
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Abstract: Econ 100B: Macroeconomic Analyis - Fall 2006. A study of the factors which determine national income, employment, and price levels, with attention to the effects of monetary and fiscal policy.
Output in the Short-run: Employment: Unemployment, and Okun's Law from the course Macroeconomic Analysis
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Abstract: Econ 100B: Macroeconomic Analyis - Fall 2006. A study of the factors which determine national income, employment, and price levels, with attention to the effects of monetary and fiscal policy.
Political Economy of Development Projects: Targeting the Poor, Spring 2003
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Abstract: Covers conditions under which public-sector policies, programs, and projects succeed in enhancing the economic activities of poorer groups and micro-regions in developing countries. Topics include local economic development; small enterprises; various forms of collective action; labor and worker associations; ... More »
Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Provides an overview of macroeconomic issues: the determination of output, employment, unemployment, interest rates, and inflation. Monetary and fiscal policies are discussed. Important current policy debates such as social security, the public debt, and international economic issues are critically explored. ... More »
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Abstract: provides a summary, history, and teaching activities related to the EEOC and this historic law, which forbade discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing.
The Growth and Spatial Structure of Cities, Fall 2005
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Abstract: This course examines the economic, political, social, and spatial dynamics of urban growth and decline in cities and their key component areas (downtown, suburbs, etc.). Topics include impacts of industrialization, technology, politics, and social practices on cities. Students will examine the role of ... More »
The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets, Spring 2004
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Abstract: In The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets, much of the course focuses on M&A and the law-sensitive aspects of financial services and financial markets. The course is designed to be an introduction to business law which covers the fundamentals, including contracts, liability, regulation, employment, ... More »
The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions, Spring 2003
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Abstract: This course is designed to give students an introduction to the law-sensitive aspects of M&A. In Module I, we examine the legal implications of key roles and deal structures, and walk through some of the issues that would typically arise in a simple and friendly transaction. We also give a class to the ... More »
Women Wanting to Work
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Abstract: Worldwide, women are influencing businesses and economies on an unprecedented scale. WIDE ANGLE's '1-800-INDIA' (2005) and 'Pickles, Inc.' (2005) give us insight into two instances of economic and social shifts being wrought by the entry of women into local and international economies. In this lesson, ... More »
