B8265-001: Modern Political Economy
MW - Full Term, 10:20AM to 11:50AM
Credit hours: 3.0
Location: URI 142
Method of Instruction: In Person
Instructor: R. Glenn Hubbard;
The purpose of the course is to help students understand, predict, adapt to and shape the evolving world of political economy from the various vantages they will hold during their careers. Part One examines the foundations of modern political economy laid by the grand masters Smith, Marx, Keynes and Schumpeter. Part Two examines development in American political economy during the 20th century. Part Three examines whether events so far in the 21st century signal sea changes in American and international political economy.
R. Glenn Hubbard
Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics
Professor Hubbard is a specialist in public finance, managerial information and incentive problems in corporate finance, and financial markets and institutions. He has written more than 90 articles and books on corporate finance, investment decisions, banking, energy economics and public policy, including two textbooks, and has co-authored Healthy, Wealthy, & Wise: Five Steps to a Better Health Care System. In a recent book...