Courses

• GRS EC 744: Economic Dynamics
  Introduces the theory and application of dynamic optimization and equilibrium analysis, with emphasis on computational methods and techniques. Covers discrete and continuous time models in both deterministic and stochastic environments.
• GRS EC 751: Topics in Economics I
  A survey course that combines an examination of all the major fields in labor market analysis with a comprehensive treatment of methodological topics. Designed to provide the tools necessary to begin a thesis in the field. Topics covered in depth include unemployment, wage setting models, human capital models, and labor mobility.
• GRS EC 752: Topic in Labor Economics II
  Considers models that explain the origins and persistence of differences in incomes between individuals, groups, and regions. Draws on literatures in applied microeconomic theory, labor economics, development economics, public finance, and social choice theory. Discusses topics at the juncture of economics and sociology that bear on the theme of inequality.
• GRS EC 761: Public Finance
  The theory of excess burden; optimal taxation; static, dynamic, and interegional tax incidence; public goods; externalities; corporate taxation; dynamic fiscal policy; and cost-benefit analysis. Extensive use of calculus.
• GRS EC 762: Topics in Applied Public Finance
  Theory and practice of benefit-cost analysis and other similar techniques for evaluating investment projects. Emphasis on sources of divergence between public and private investment decisions through the estimation of shadow prices in a context of market distortions and disequilibrium. Case studies applying theoretical approach.
• GRS EC 781: Health Economics
  Concepts of health economics to both developed and developing countries. Topics include: effect of health on the economy, effect of applicable health care on health, hospital behavior, health manpower supply, demand for health care.
• GRS EC 782: Health Economics in Developing Countries
  Issues in allocation of resources to and within the health sector in a developing country. Economics anlaysis of rural primary health care, hospital care, drug supply, public health and nutrition programs. Student projects on specific developing country topic of their choice.
• GRS EC 791: International Trade
  Pure theory of international trade. Analysis of various models that determine comparative advantage. Welfare effects of trade. Emphasis is placed on the use of formal models to analyze tariffs, quotas, and subsidies. Analysis of trade under various competitive frameworks.
• GRS EC 792: International Finance
  Extension of important topics introduced in GRS EC 791; gains from trade and balance-of-payment adjustment approach to the balance of payment; theorems in the pure theory of trade.
• GRS EC 901: Dissertation Workshop in Macro and Monetary Economics
  Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
• GRS EC 902: Dissertation Workshop in Macro and Monetary Economics
  Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
• GRS EC 903: Dissertation Workshop in Applied Microeconomics
  Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
• GRS EC 904: Dissertation Workshop in Applied Microeconomics
  Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
• GRS EC 905: Dissertation Workshop in Economic Theory
  Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
• GRS EC 906: Dissertation Workshop in Economic Theory
  Presentation and discussion of dissertation topics and work in progress.
• GRS EI 701: The Theory and Practice of Literary Editing
  (Please see the description for CAS EI 501, above.)
• GRS EI 703: Annotation
  Studies in allusions, sources, dating, topical contexts, annotation as a part of the work itself, and marginal glosses, among other topics.
• GRS EI 704: Editions
  Seminar on advanced editorial considerations raised by the works of one or more authors.
• GRS EI 802: Advanced Topics in Editing: Word and Image
  An historical and critical description of the relation between printed text and forms of illustration in selected works dating from 1500 to the present day.
• GRS EI 901: Dir Stdy
  

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