Globalization
MIT's graduate seminar examines whether globalization is truly a new phenomenon or a recurring feature of the international economy, and whether its current form is reversible. Sessions cover the effects of trade and capital flows on wages, inequality, and social safety nets, as well as shifts in production and innovation across developed and developing countries. The course also weighs how deepening economic integration reshapes domestic politics and tests the resilience of democratic institutions. Materials available through MIT OpenCourseWare include the syllabus, reading lists, and assignment prompts used in the seminar, though discussion transcripts and lecture recordings are not included. There is no cost to access the materials, and no certificate is offered. The course fits students and self-learners wanting a structured overview of the political economy debates surrounding globalization rather than a single topic deep dive.