701 Microeconomic Theory Systematic development of theory of the consumer, firm, industry, and their interactions. Game Theory Addresses contemporary issues in game theory and the microfoundations of economic institutions. 703 Introduction to Economic History Introduction to economic history. 708 Political Economy I Marxian theory. Topics include historical materialism, class, value and surplus value, the labor process, and accumulation and crisis.
Additional topics vary with instructor.
709 Political Economy II Presents and elaborates the leading and contending Marxian theories of society and knowledge. Class analyses of capitalist institutions enterprises, the state, and households stressed. 710 Political Economy III Current issues in political economy, focusing on race and gender inequalities. Consideration of Marxian, feminist, institutionalist and neoclassical approaches. Some attention to empirical and econometric research.