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11.237 / SP.660 Gender and Race, Work, and Public Policy, Spring 2005
(2005-06)
This course provides an analytic framework for understanding the roles that gender and race play in defining the work worlds of women and men in our society, including ways in which gender intersects with race and class. ...
17.181 / 17.182 Sustainable Development: Theory and Policy, Spring 2009
(2009-06)
This course examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of the notion of "sustainable development." It focuses on the sustainability problems of industrial countries (i.e., aging of populations, ...
14.475 Environmental Economics and Government Responses to Market Failure, Spring 2005
(2005-06)
This course explores the theory behind and evidence on regulatory, tax, and other government responses to problems of market failure. Special emphasis is given to developing and implementing tools to evaluate environmental ...
21H.102 The Emergence of Modern America 1865-Present, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
This subject studies the changing structure of American politics, economics, and society from the end of the Civil War to the present. We will consider secondary historical accounts and primary documents to examine some ...
21H.206 American Consumer Culture, Fall 2001
(2001-12)
Examines how and why twentieth-century Americans came to define the "good life" through consumption, leisure, and material abundance. Explores how such things as department stores, advertising, mass-produced cars, and ...
11.482J / 1.285J / ESD.193J Regional Socioeconomic Impact Analysis and Modeling, Fall 2004
(2004-12)
Reviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, ...
11.126J / 14.48J / 11.249J Economics of Education, Spring 2006
(2006-06)
Discusses the economic aspects of current issues in education, using both economic theory and econometric and institutional readings. Topics include discussion of basic human capital theory; the growing impact of education ...
11.482J / 1.285J / ESD.193J Regional Socioeconomic Impact Analysis and Modeling, Fall 2006
(2006-12)
Reviews regional economic theories and models and provides students with experience in using alternative economic impact assessment models on microcomputers. Problem sets are oriented around infrastructure, housing, energy, ...
17.181 / 17.182 Sustainable Development: Theory, Research and Policy, Spring 2003
(2003-06)
Examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of the notion of "sustainable development." Focuses on the sustainability problems of industrial countries (i.e., aging of populations, sustainable consumption, ...
14.04 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory, Fall 2003
(2003-12)
Basic theory of consumer behavior, production and costs, partial equilibrium analysis of pricing in competitive and monopolistic markets, general equilibrium, welfare, and externalities. Credit not given for both 14.03 and ...