Course Schedule
Below is a table of the courses currently offered by the Harris School for the Spring 2009 quarter.
For more information on specific courses, check out the Course Descriptions page.
For an idea of what's been offered in the past, take a look at the past quarters course schedules.
Current Harris Students, visit the Dean of Students Advising & Registration page for additional information.
For more information on current or previous mini-courses, check out the mini-courses page.
Schedules are subject to change.
Last Updated: March 9, 2009
Spring Quarter 2009
Course Number: 31600
Course Title: Political Institutions and the Policy Process
Instructor: Berry, Christopher
Time: MW 1:30-2:50 p.m.
Location: 1155 - Lect
Dist: CORE
Course Number: 32600
Course Title: Analyzing and Communicating Public Policy
Instructor: Wheelan, Charles
Time: W 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: 1155 - Wdlwn
Dist: INST
Notes: Limit 20. Instructor consent only.
Course Number: 32700
Course Title: Persuasion and Policy Analysis
Instructor: Margolis, Howard
Time: TuTh 9:00-10:20 a.m.
Location: 1155 - 140B
Dist: ELEC
Course Number: 33101
Course Title: Party, Ideology, and Policy in the United States
Instructor: Shor, Boris
Time: Tu 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 140B
Dist: PE
Notes: Limit 20.
Course Number: 33301
Course Title: Welfare Policy
Instructor: Grogger, Jeffrey
Time: MW 9:00-10:20 a.m.
Location: 1155 - Wdlwn
Dist: ECON
Course Number: 33800
Course Title: Politics and Policy in the States
Instructor: Shor, Boris
Time: Th 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 153C
Dist: PE
Course Number: 34400
Course Title: Topics in Finance
Instructor: Sah, Raaj
Time: M 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Location: 1155 - Wdlwn
Dist: ECON/MOT
Prerequisite: PPHA32300 and PPHA 32400 or consent of the instructor
Course Number: 34600
Course Title: Program Evaluation
Instructor: Schanzenbach, Diane
Time: TuTh 1:30-2:50 p.m.
Location: 1155 - Lect
Dist: ECON/STAT
Course Number: 35501
Course Title: Poverty and Economic Development
Instructor: Menendez, Alicia
Time: MW 10:30-11:50 a.m.
Location: 1155 - 140C
Dist: ECON
Course Number: 35600
Course Title: Public and Private Sector Collective Bargaining
Instructor: LaLonde, Robert
Time: MW 9:00-10:20 a.m.
Location: 1155 - 140B
Dist: ECON
Prerequisites: PP32300 and PP32400 or equivalent microeconomics coursework.
Course Number: 35700
Course Title: Economics of Education Policy
Instructor: Schanzenbach, Diane
Time: TuTh 9:00-10:20 a.m.
Location: 1155 - Wdlwn
Dist: ECON
Course Number: 35901
Course Title: Using and Analyzing Urban Data
Instructor: Baum-Snow, Nathaniel
Time: TuTh 9:00-10:20 a.m.
Location: 1155 - 140C
Course Number: 36201
Course Title: Massive Change: Economics and Management
Instructor: Sah, Raaj
Time: W 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 140C
Dist: ECON/MOT
Prerequisite: PPHA32300 and PPHA 32400 or consent of the instructor
Course Number: 38300
Course Title: Health Economics and Public Policy
Instructor: Manning, Willard
Time: TuTh 10:30-11:50 a.m.
Location: 1155 - 140C
Dist: ECON
Prerequisites: An intermediate microeconomics course at the level of PP323-324 or Econ 201 series, and a working knowledge of calculus, and an econometrics or statistics course in linear models at the level of PP311 (or higher) or Econ 210, or permission of the instructor. Limit 30.
Course Number: 38401
Course Title: Labor Market Institutions and Unemployment
Instructor: Marinescu, Ioana
Time: MW 10:30-11:50 a.m.
Location: 1155 - Wdlwn
Dist: ECON/INST
Course Number: 39500
Course Title: Law and Policy Making
Instructor: Sullivan, Barry
Time: Th 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 140C
Dist: INST
Course Number: 40700
Course Title: Developmental Perspectives on Child and Family Policy
Instructor: Kalil, Ariel
Time: TuTh 10:30-11:50 a.m.
Location: 1155 - Wdlwn
Dist: ELEC
Course Number: 41300
Course Title: Cost-Benefit Analysis
Instructor: Worthington, Paula R.
Time: TuTh 10:30-11:50 a.m.
Location: 1155 - Lect
Dist: ECON
Course Number: 41500
Course Title: Intermediate Microeconomics
Instructor: Philipson, Tomas
Time: TuTh 1:30-2:50 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 140B
Dist: ECON
Course Number: 42100
Course Title: Applied Econometrics II
Instructor: LaLonde, Robert
Time: MW 10:30-11:50 a.m.
Location: 1155 - 140B
Dist: STAT
Notes: Some familiarity with linear algebra is strongly recommended. Required of all first-year Ph.D. students.
Course Number: 43200
Course Title: Political and Campaign Strategy
Instructor: Conlon, Kevin / O'Keefe, Kevin
Time: M 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 140C
Dist: ELEC
Course Number: 44200
Course Title: Advanced Microeconomics
Instructor: Philipson, Tomas
Time: TuTh 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 128
Dist: ECON
Notes: The course is intended for students with a solid understanding of intermediate microeconomics (e.g. PP32300 and PP32400) and facility in (single-variable) calculus. Further mathematical tools will be introduced as needed. Required of all Ph.D. students.
Course Number: 44900
Course Title: Social Experiments: Design and Generalization
Instructor: O'Muircheartaigh, Colm
Time: Tu 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 140C
Dist: STAT
Prerequisites: equivalent of core stats sequence
Course Number: 45100
Course Title: Philanthropy and Public Policy
Instructor: Stewart, Donald
Time: MW 9:00-10:20 a.m.
Location: 1155 - 140C
Dist: ELEC
Notes: Limit 25.
Course Number: 47300
Course Title: Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models
Instructor: Howell, William
Time: F 9:00-12:00 a.m.
Location: 1155 - 140B
Dist: INST
Notes: PPHA 30800 or equivalent coursework in game theory or instructor consent. Limit 20.
Course Number: 50000
Course Title: Public Policy Internship
Instructor: Staff
Notes: Please enter section from faculty list.
Course Number: 50001
Course Title: MA Paper Course
Instructor: Staff
Notes: Please enter section from faculty list.
Course Number: 50100
Course Title: MPP Paper Course
Instructor: Staff
Notes: Please enter section from faculty list.
Course Number: 50200
Course Title: PhD Workshop
Instructor: Malamud, Ofer
Time: M 12:00-1:20 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 140C
Notes: Harris PhD students only.
Course Number: 50800
Course Title: Practicum
Instructor: Worthington, Paula R.
Time: Th 1:30-2:50 p.m.
Location: 1155 - 128
Dist: ELEC
Notes: Enrollment is through an application process. Instructor consent only. Limit 4.
Course Number: 52000
Course Title: Individual Reading/Research Course
Instructor: Staff
Notes: Please enter section from faculty list.
