Economics 197s - Special Topics in Economics

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Claremont McKenna College

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Staff These courses explore topics of current interest to faculty and students. Topics vary from year to year. Offered every year. In 2008-2009 the topic will be and the course will be taught by Professor Bjerk. This course will explore issues of poverty and discrimination from an economist point of view. The first part of the course will focus on understanding the causes and consequences of poverty, along with the different policies that have been used to address these issues. The second part will focus on racial and gender discrimination. Several theoretical models of discrimination will be developed and then evaluated within the context of the current empirical work. Finally, we will consider the various connections between the discrimination literature and the broader issues of poverty discussed at the outset of class. Prerequisites: Economics 101 and 120, or permission of the instructor.

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1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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