Endowed Chair in Modern Political Economy · 24 Years Faculty Service

Advancing Scholarly Inquiries in Institutional Economics & Global Governance

Professor of Political Economy & Department Chair

Teaching undergraduate seminars, directing doctoral dissertations, and publishing peer-reviewed treatises on sovereign fiscal institutions. Recipient of university-wide distinguished teaching honors.

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Current Courses & Research Seminars

Undergraduate lecture series and graduate seminar syllabi

ECON 412: Sovereign Debt & Fiscal Fragility

Prof. R. Langdon · Fall Semester

Undergraduate Senior Seminar (2025)

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ECON 820: Advanced Institutional Economics

Prof. R. Langdon · Spring Semester

Ph.D. Core Seminar (2025)

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Monograph: The Architecture of Sovereign Solvency

R. Langdon, Oxford University Press

Oxford Academic Treatises (2024)DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/97801988

Academic Office & Inquiries

Office hours for registered students, doctoral applicants, and visiting faculty.

rlangdon@faculty-economics.edu

Faculty Hall, Room 412 / Cambridge, MA

Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00 - 4:00 PM