# Syllabus

## Course Meeting Times:

Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours per session

Recitation: 1 session / week, 1.5 hours per session

## Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

## Class Format

The first half of the class was taught by Prof. Daron Acemoglu, and the second part of the course was taught by Prof. Benjamin Olken.

## Grading

You may work in groups with a maximum of 2 students on the psets, and even then each of you must hand in your own solutions. There will be approximately 5–6 psets in total, covering a mix of theory and empirics.

Course grading.
ACTIVITY | PERCENTAGE
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Problem sets | 50%
Final exam | 40%
Class participation | 10%