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美国各大学经济学研究生主要课程

美国各大学经济学研究生主要课程

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一、基础理论

Microeconomics

Thetheoryoftheconsumer,theoryofthefirm,perfectandimperfect

competition,welfareeconomics,andselectedtopicsingeneralequilibrium

anduncertainty.

MicroeconomicAnalysis

Economictheoryandmethodology;

Theoryofconsumerbehavior,theoryofthecompetitivefirm,supplyand

factordemand;

Dualityrelationsinconsumerandproducertheory,partialequilibrium

analysis,stabilityandcomparativestatics;

Introductiontogametheory;

Theoryofimperfectcompetition.

Generalequilibriumanalysis,efficiency,andwelfare;

Marketfailures,externalities,andthetheoryofthesecondbest;

Uncertaintyandeconomictheory;

Producersupplyandfactordemanddecisionsunderuncertainty;

Portfolioandsavingsdecisionsunderuncertainty;

valueofinformation;

Applicationsofgametheorytoeconomicanalysis.

MicroeconomicTheory

Consumerandproducertheoryunderconditionsofcertainty.

Decisionmakingunderuncertainty

Economicsofinformation

Applicationsofgametheory

Modelsofimperfectcompetition.

Generalequilibriumtheory,includingexistenceandstability

Welfareeconomicsandsocialchoice.

AdvancedMicroeconomicTheory

Coversadvancedtopicsinmicroeconomictheory.State-of-the-artresearch

papersandbooksareread,andpresentationsaremadebystudentsaswellas

faculty.

RationalChoiceTheory

MeasurementandAggregationinEconomics

GeneralEquilibrium

SocialChoiceandWelfare

UncertaintyandInformation

SpecialTopicsinMicroeconomicTheory.

WelfareTheory

Notionsofeconomicefficiency,equivalent,andcompensatedvariation

measures,consumerandproducersurplus,marketfailures,socialchoice,

pathindependence,compensateddemandcurves,cost-benefitevaluation,and

publicchoice.

Macroeconomics

Modelsofaggregatesupplyanddemand,theoriesofconsumptionand

investment,moneysupplyanddemand,inflation,rationalexpectations,

stabilizationpolicy,financialmarkets,andinternationalfinance.

MacroeconomicAnalysis

Analysisofstaticanddynamicmodelsofaggregateeconomicactivitywithan

emphasisontheroleoffiscalandmonetarypoliciesonthedeterminationof

GNPanditsdistribution,thepricelevel,andlaboremployment.

MacroeconomicTheory

Thebasicissuesandmodelsofmacroeconomics.

Investmentandconsumption

Laborandmonetaryeconomics

Taxanddebtpolicy

Mathematicsformacroeconomists.

Businesscycles,boththeempiricalcharacteristicsandthetheoretical

models.

AdvancedMacroeconomicAnalysis

Introductiontomicrotheoretic-baseddynamicandstochasticmacroeconomic

modelsappliedtothestudyofeconomicgrowth,businesscycles,and

governmentalpolicies.

AdvancedMacroeconomicTheory

Coversadvancedtopicsinmacroeconomictheory.State-of-the-artresearch

papersandbookswillberead,andpresentationswillbemadebystudentsas

wellasfaculty.

FoundationsofMacroeconomics

AdvancedMonetaryTheory

SpecialTopicsinMacroeconomicTheory.

BusinessCycleTheory

Anin-depthtreatmentoftheoriesofthecycleandtheempiricaldataon

relationsofvariablesoverthecycle.

TopicsinMoney,Credit,andBusinessCycles

Selectedtopicsintheperformanceofthemacroeconomy,monetaryandfiscal

theory,andmonetaryandfiscalpolicy.

TopicsinEconomicTheory:

CritiquesandAlternativeApproaches

Critiquesofconventionaleconomictheoriesandconsiderationofalternative

theoriesandapproaches.

TopicsinEconomicTheory:

Applications

Appliesthetheoriesandmethodstoreal-worldproblems,including

（1）thespecificationoffunctionalformandtheestimationofsupplyand

demandsystems,

（2）indexnumbertheoryandthemeasurementofinflation,thecostof

living,output,andothermacroeconomicphenomena,

（3）computablegeneralequilibriummodels,

（4）programmingmethods,

（5）problemsofaggregatingoveragentsandcommodities,and

（6）themeasurementofeconomicphenomenalikeproductivity,poverty,income

andwealthdistribution,technicalandallocativeinefficiency,andinput

substitutability.

MicroeconomicTheoryforMaster'sStudents

PreparatorycourseforPh.D.coursesinmicroeconomics.Coversconsumer

behavior,productionandcostfunctions,profitmaximization.Imperfect

competitionandgeneralequilibrium.Welfareeconomics.

MacroeconomicTheoryforMaster'sStudents

PreparatorycourseforthePh.D.coursesinmacroeconomics.Coversnational

incomeaccounting,determinationofaggregateoutput,employment,theprice

levelandinterestrates.Fiscalandmonetarypolicy.Inflationand

unemployment.Growthandproductivity.

二、数量经济学

MathematicsforEconomists

Coversmathematicsthatisextensivelyusedineconomics,including

staticoptimizationtheory,

elementarydifferenceanddifferentialequations,and

dynamicoptimization.

QuantitativeMethodsinEconomicAnalysis

Economicapplicationsofselectedmathematicalandstatisticalconcepts:

linearmodelsandmatrixalgebra;

differentialcalculusandoptimization;

integralcalculusandeconomicdynamics;

probabilitydistributions,estimation,and

hypothesistestingintheanalysisofeconomicdata.

Introductiontoelementsusefulformicro-andmacroeconomicmodeling:

nonlinearprogramming,

comparativestaticanalysis,

differenceanddifferentialequations,

probability,statistics,and

gametheory

MathematicalProgramminginAppliedEconomics

LinearprogrammingandtheSimplexmethod;

sensitivityanalysisandparametricprogramming;

goalprogramming,stochasticprogramming,andotherextensionsoflinear

programming;

input-outputandinterregionalmodels;

nonlinearandquadraticprogrammingtoreflectproduction,marketing,and

financialrisk;

comparisonwithothercriteriaformakingriskydecisions;

integerprogrammingandinvestmentanalysis;

useofrecursiveanddynamicprogramminginlong-termplanningandfarmfirm

growthmodels.

Econometrics

Specification,estimation,andtestingofsingleandmultipleequation

modelsofeconomicprocesses;

qualitativechoiceandlimiteddependentvariablemodels;

examinationandevaluationofempiricalstudiesintheeconomicsliterature.

Largesamplepropertiesofestimatorsandlargesampleinference;

dynamicmodelsandinstrumentalvariables;

identification,estimation,andevaluationofsystemsofsimultaneous

equations;

introductiontotimeseriesmethodsandapplications,includingalternative

variancespecifications.

EconometricStatistics

Generalizedlinearregression,nonlinearregression,measurementerror

models.

Simultaneousequationsystems,regressionequationswithautoregressive

errors,largesampletheory.

EconometricMethods

Econometricmethodsfortheanalysisofeconomicdataandtheconstruction

ofeconometricmodelswithapplicationstomicroeconomicsand

macroeconomics.Covers

thelinearregressionmodelandrelatedtechniquesofmatrixalgebra,

statisticalestimation,andinference.

extensionsofthebasicregressionmodel,

nonlinearmodels,and

limiteddependentvariablemodels.

Econometricmethodsfortheanalysisofeconomicdataandtheconstruction

ofeconometricmodelswithapplicationstotime-seriesmacroeconomics.

Covers

univariatetime-seriesmodels,

volatilitymodels,

simultaneousequationmodels,and

dynamiceconometricmodels.

Macroeconometrics

Balancedtreatmentoftime-serieseconometrictechniquesandtheir

applicationtomacroeconomicsandfinancialmarkets.

TechniquesincludeGARCHandARCH-Mmodels,unit-roottests,nonlinear

adjustmentmodels,structuralVARs,andcointegrationtests.

IntermediateEconometrics

Singleandmultipleequationregressionmodels;

dummyexplanatoryvariables;

serialcorrelation;

heteroskedasticity;

distributedlags;

qualitativedependentvariables;

simultaneity.

Useofeconometricmodelsfortestsofeconomictheoriesandforecasting.

AdvancedEconometrics

Advancedtopicsandrecentdevelopmentsineconometrics.State-of-the-art

researchpapersandbooksareread,andpresentationsaremadebystudents

aswellasfaculty.

AdvancedEconometricMethods;

TopicsinEconometrics;

AppliedEconometrics;

Macroeconometrics;

NonparametricEconometrics;

Microeconometrics.

AdvancedTopicsinEconometrics

Advancedtreatmentofissuesimportantineconometrics.Topicschosenfrom

asymptotictheory,

nonlinearestimation,

Bayesianandrobusteconometrics,

econometrictimeseries,

limiteddependentvariablesandcensoredregressionmodels,

nonparametricandsemiparametricmethods,

bootstrappingandMonteCarlotechniques,etc.

三、信息经济学

NoncooperativeGameTheoryandInformationEconomics

Thenoncooperativetheoryofstrategicandextensiveformgames.

Nashequilibrium,subgameperfection,andotherrefinements,andother

solutionconceptssuchasiterateddominance.Supergames.

Applicationsininformationeconomicssuchasbargaining,auctions,

signaling,reputationbuilding,andtheprincipal-agentproblem.

四、公共经济学

PublicEconomics

Purepublicgoodsandimpurepublicgoods;

externalities;

openaccessandcommonpropertyresources;

marketandclubprovisionofexcludablepublicgoods;

LindahlandNashequilibria;

collectiveaction.

Preferencerevelationmechanisms;

votingmodels,experimentsandpubliceconomics;

nonprofitsector;

optimaltaxation;

partialandgeneralequilibriumanalysisoftaxshiftingandtaxincidence,

excessburdenoftax;

taxcompetition.

FiscalPolicy,Employment,andCapitalAccumulation

Thiscoursewillcovergovernmentaltaxing,spending,anddebt,especially