This course equips students with the practical skills for running evaluations in the field. Students will learn the foundations of randomizations and research design, as well as practical tips and skills for collecting high quality, reliable data in the field.
Explore why and how political institutions affect economic development, and apply key theories and empirical techniques to real-world examples ranging from voting and corruption to the role of the media.
A course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty.
This is a class about awe-inspiring issues at the intersection between philosophy and mathematics.
An introduction to philosophy of mind, exploring consciousness, reality, AI, and more. The most in-depth philosophy course available online.
Learn methods for harnessing and analyzing data to answer questions of cultural, social, economic, and policy interest.
This course provides a deeper dive into how to design and evaluate effective policies to improve the lives of the poor. In this class, students will delve into cutting-edge research and learn more about how to design effective experiments.
Use economic models to learn how prices and markets benefit society in the face of scarcity.
Learn how current applied economics uses data to tackle some of the toughest problems facing society. Taught by Nobel-prize winning MIT professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo and based on their book Good Economics for Hard Times, the course specifically addresses today’s most pressing issues in the United States and other advanced economies.
Learn how to model the mechanical properties of honeycombs and foams and to apply the models to material selection in engineering design.
A short course that will teach you how to prepare for and conduct conversational interviews, that will produce rich qualitative data.
A short course that will teach you how to analyze qualitative data.
