Great Theorems of Microeconomic Theory

Harvard FAS

This course surveys the most important results in microeconomics that have shaped the field in the years since WWII. It has two objectives: (i) To understand how the questions were posed, who the main researchers were, and what external influences drove them to approach the subject as they did. This ¼ of the course is the modern history of micro-economic thought. (ii) The major results themselves. This ¾ of the course is quite technical. Class participants will present proofs of…