MSE 741Economics of Technological Change
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Engineering
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This is an applied course in industrial organization economics. It deals with productivity, the relationship between productivity and technological change, the determinants to firms' investments in research, development and innovation, the diffusion of innovations, entrepreneurship, and technology policy. Priority may be given to Management Sciences students.
Prerequisites
- Must have completed the following:
- MSE607 - Applied Economics for Management (0.50)
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026
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- Schedule of Classes, Fall 2026Instructors, rooms, live seats
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- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
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- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
Calendar versions
Graduate Calendar
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Spring 2025
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026 (shown here)
- Winter 2024 and earlier in the calendar archives