Semester:
Offered:
Meets Wednesdays 9.45 to 11.45.
This seminar focuses on how individuals and groups come to form beliefs. The course involves readings in various fields, full participation in discussions, a short presentation, math-based problems sets, and research-oriented written assignments, and requires a background in economics, math, and statistics. Please visit the canvas page for the syllabus, or click on Syllabus.
Economics 1036 requires an application prior to, and separate from, acceptance of a petition through my.harvard. To apply for the course, please first read the material indicated below and then send an email to Professor Rabin with pdf attachments of (1) your completed information sheet, (2) cv/resume, and (3) a complete Harvard course transcript (unofficial is fine). Please add any additional information or questions to the text of the email.
The class will meet Wednesdays 9.45 to 11.45 am, in Room M15 of Littauer Center. This is a participation-based seminar course; class size is limited, and determined by consent of instructor, based on a student application.
The files folder on the canvas page also contains the information sheet (in both pdf and word) that all students need to fill out as part of the application, or click on Information Sheet -- pdf or Information Sheet -- msdoc. (The information sheet and the other requested files should be in pdf; the msword form is provided in case you want to edit that before converting to pdf.) If you have any questions after reading the syllabus please e-mail Professor Rabin at matthewrabin@fas.harvard.edu, and cc the TF for the course, Bnaya Dreyfuss, bdreyfuss@g.harvard.edu. Or (after reading the past or current syllabus) you can sign up for a 15-minute meeting with Professor Rabin by going to https://my.timetrade.com/book/9VFX2 and follow the directions. (More general information on office hours are on https://scholar.harvard.edu/rabin/officehours.) Even if you have such questions and sign up to talk, please consider submitting the requested material first to expedite the process.
To apply for the course please petition it in my.harvard, and also send your information sheet, resume, and (unofficial) transcript to matthewrabin@fas.harvard.edu (and cc bdreyfuss@g.harvard.edu).