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  • ECB 257: Labor Market Issues

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    Exploration of a variety of current issues in labor markets from an economics perspective. Included among the questions to be addressed in this course are: Why do professional athletes, rock stars and movie stars earn so much more than the rest of us? What is the economic value of a college degree? Why do some college majors earn so much more than others? Who pays for and bene_ts from on-the-job training? Are workers better o_ when the government regulates safety in the workplace? How does discrimination in the labor market a_ect women, African Americans and other minorities? Why has union membership fallen so dramatically during the last 30 years? Who bene_ts from and who is hurt by increased international competition? Course activities will include a series of data collection/analysis/presentation projects. Prerequisites: ECB 101 or 102, and INT 201 or MAT 348. Alternate years. (Social Science) SAVITSKY
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  • ECB 258: Economics of Sports

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    Economic analysis of various aspects of professional sports and intercollegiate athletics. Topics will include the relationship between on-the-_eld performance and economic pro_ts, the economics of competitive balance, the market for professional franchises, public _nancing of stadiums and arenas, labor unions and labor relations, discrimination in the market for professional athletes, the economics of intercollegiate athletics, and the role of the NCAA in intercollegiate athletics. Course activities will include a series of data collection/analysis/presentation projects. Prerequisites: ECB 102 and INT 201 or MAT 348. Alternate years. (Social Science) SAVITSKY 60 Economics and Business Cornell College | 2008-09 Academic Catalogue
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  • ECB 260: Economies of East Asia

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    Examination of the East Asian \economic miracle," with an emphasis on the causes of rapid growth, impact on income distribution, the nature of government economic management and the role of international trade. The dynamics of economic change are explored through a look at the economies of Japan, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong. Alternate years. (Social Science) FAROOQI
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  • ECB 261: Global Environmental Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    Economic analysis of global environmental issues, with special emphasis on developing countries. Review of basic economic theory with respect to environmental issues. Policy analysis of sustainable development, population growth, deforestation, air and water pollution, ecotourism, international hazardous waste, biodiversity, and global warming. Recommended prerequisite: ECB 101 or 102. Alternate years. (Social Science) FAROOQI
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  • ECB 265: through 275.Topics in Economics and Business

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Index. Topics Courses.
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  • ECB 290 /390: Individual Project

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    see Index. Courses 290/390.
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  • ECB 301: Intermediate Microeconomics

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    Economic theory of choice in a price system. The forces that determine price and production decisions of business _rms in competitive and monopolistic markets, and the allocation of resources through these markets. Economic analysis applied to decision-making in government and business _rms, and to clarify social issues. Prerequisites: ECB 102 and junior standing. (Social Science) SAVITSKY or HEJEEBU
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  • ECB 302: Intermediate Macroeconomics

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    Factors inuencing the level of national income and employment, movement of prices, and behavior of other macroeconomic variables. Postwar economic developments and contemporary monetary and _scal policy problems. Problems of economic growth and international trade. Prerequisites: ECB 101, 102, and junior standing. (Social Science) FAROOQI or KNOOP
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  • ECB 311: Industrial Organization Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    Theories of market structure: perfect competition, perfect monopoly, oligopoly, cartels. Theories of strategic behavior, emphasizing game theoretic approaches to the study of market structures. The economics of information. Prerequisite: ECB 301. Alternate years. (Social Science) SAVITSKY
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  • ECB 320: Women,Men,and the Labor Market Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    Cornell College

    The seminar examines male/female di_erences in labor market outcomes. Theoretical explanations will be confronted with empirical evidence. Topics to be covered include: labor supply behavior and the allocation of time in the household, human capital investments in education and labor market experience, discrimination against women in the acquisition of human capital, labor market discrimination against women and the pay gap, and the economics of anti-discrimination laws. Prerequisites: ECB 301 and INT 201 or MAT 348. Alternate years. (Social Science) SAVITSKY
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