Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour; written work, 1 hour
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Prerequisites: ECON 200C
Description: Focuses on the use of controlled and natural experiments, analysis of panel data, and the cross- country study of the role of social, cultural, and eco- nomic institutions in economic growth. Also covers theory of the second best; auction theory; theory of government contracting, procurement, and regulation; fiscal federalism theory; and the political economy.