Junior Seminars

These faculty-led seminars introduce students to research in a particular area and prepare them to undertake their own research. Junior seminars (ECON 980) require a research paper. Seniors are welcome to take junior seminars, but juniors may be prioritized if there is a lottery.

Prerequisites: intermediate micro and macro (Ec 1010ab/1011ab), statistics, and econometrics (concurrent enrollment in econometrics is acceptable). Junior seminars satisfy both the writing and theory prerequisite requirements for the concentration. ECON 980 Junior seminars cannot be taken pass/fail.

Each seminar is limited to 18 participants with preference given to junior economics concentrators. Each junior seminar has its own lottery or application process if more than 18 students are interested in the course. See the Canvas sites below for more information on each coure's lottery process.

Spring 2024

  • ECON 980B: Education in the Economy with Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz
  • ECON 980KK: Economic Growth with Robert Barro
  • ECON 980MM: Field Experiments with Amanda Pallais
  • ECON 980Z: Behavioral Finance with Jeremy Stein

Fall 2024

  • ECON 980X: The Economics of Work and Family with Claudia Goldin (16 student cap)

Spring 2025

  • ECON 980B: Education in the Economy with Lawrence Katz
    • Mondays, 12:45-2:45 pm
    • Canvas site TBA
  • ECON 980KK: Economic Growth with Robert Barro
    • Day and Time TBA
    • Canvas site TBA
  • ECON 980MM: Field Experiments with Amanda Pallais
    • Day and Time TBA
    • Canvas site TBA
  • ECON 980Z: Behavioral Finance with Jeremy Stein
    • Tuesdays, 12:00-2:00 pm
    • Canvas Site TBA