Economic Institutions and Growth Policy Analysis
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this graduate-level course on how large formal organizations and economic institutions function in advanced and developing industrial societies. The syllabus works through competing theoretical perspectives on economic organization, covering topics such as firms, markets, regulatory bodies, and development agencies, and asking what makes some institutional arrangements more effective than others at producing growth. Materials include readings, lecture notes, and assignments aimed at students who expect to operate within or study large organizations from either a practical or research standpoint. The course is free to access through MIT OpenCourseWare, with no certificate offered. It suits students in economics, political science, or urban planning who want a grounded, theory-driven look at institutional structure rather than abstract growth models alone.