Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems with Laboratory Component

Harvard FAS

This course is a modified version of Economics 50, ordinarily taught by Raj Chetty and Gregory Bruich. Economics 50a will instead be taught by Gregory Bruich.Economics 50a will show how "big data" can be used to understand and address some of the most important social and economic problems of our time. The course will give students an introduction to frontier research and policy applications in economics and social science in a non-technical manner that does not require prior coursework…