Economics

Policymakers often need to make decisions when the implications of those decisions are not known with certainty. In many cases they rely in part on statistical evidence to guide these decisions.  This requires statistical methods for estimating causal effects, that is the impact of these interventions. In this course, we ...

As society faces major challenges, democracies and “free-market” capitalism appear to be in crisis. This interdisciplinary course will explore the complex interactions between corporations, governments, and individuals, drawing on insights from the social sciences, business, and law to understand how institutions and collective actions translate to a set of rules ...

This course will begin by examining strategy in established companies. What is strategy? What are the components of good strategies? How is internal and external strategic consistency achieved? Who sets strategy, and how? With answers to these questions in hand, we will turn to how strategy is different in start-ups ...