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  • 14.75 Political Economy and Economic Development
  • 14.770 Introduction to Political Economy
  • 14.771 Development Economics: Microeconomic Issues and Policy Models

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  • 14.74 Foundations of Development Policy
  • 14.75 Political Economy and Economic Development

"My Epic Failures"
Lecture notes and reflections on my (many!) failed projects.
Prepared for 14.192, the MIT 2nd year Phd seminar on 'how to write an economics paper.'

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