ECON 263
Spring 2008 not offered
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| Certificates: International Relations |
This class examines the role of the entrepreneur in the firm and in the evolving structure of the economy. From Cantillon to Schumpeter, from Knight to the Harvard Business School, we pursue what the entrepreneur does, his special capacities, his personality. Attention is also given to institutional factors and economic policy regimes that shape the structure of incentives entrepreneurs face. Equipped with these theoretical perspectives, the focus is upon the determinants of entrepreneurial activity during the critical phase of a country's economic development, e.g., post-Civil War America and contemporary underdeveloped countries. This is not a class for students interested in a business-school-type offering or who want to set up their own company. Since much of the course is concerned with sources of entrepreneurial supply, which are founded upon psychogenic or sociogenic dynamics, the class is an interdisciplinary undertaking and majors from sociology and psychology are most welcome. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ECON |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: ECON110 OR ECON101 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ECON) |
Major Readings:
Schumpeter, THEORY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Knight, RISK, UNCERTAINTY AND PROFIT
F.W. Taylor, THEORY OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT
J. Hughes, THE VITAL FEW
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three short critical essays, two hour quizzes, and a major research paper. No final exam. Class discussion counts for one fifth of the grade. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Please note that if you do not match one of the prerequisite listings EXACTLY, then you need a prerequisite override. Joint submission of your research paper to another course may be arranged. |
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