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Microeconomic Theory I
ECON 2020A

Jointly Offered with: Business School Doctoral as HBSDOC 4010, Harvard Kennedy School as API 111

Course Information

Description

A comprehensive course in economic theory designed for doctoral students in all parts of the university. Topics include consumption, production, behavior toward risk, markets, and general equilibrium theory. Also looks at applications to policy analysis, business decisions, industrial organization, finance, and the legal system. Undergraduates with appropriate background are welcome, subject to the instructor's approval.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
Cross Reg

Available for Harvard Cross Registration

Department Economics
Course Component Lecture
Subject Economics
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline Dec. 18, 2025
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Social Sciences
Course Level Primarily for Graduate Students