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  • EC 219: History of World Economic Development

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Not Offered 2008-2009 The world has experienced an extraordinary but unevenly distributed increase in material living standards over the last 250 years. This course examines major developments, issues, and controversies related to long run economic development and change. Themes include the causes of technological leadership, the connection between technological change and business structure, and the spread of industry.
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  • EC 225: China's Economic Miracle: a Closer Look

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Spring 2010 An introduction to the unprecedented developments taking place in the most populous and fastest growing nation. Focus on China's metamorphosis from a centrally planned socialist state to a market economy under the umbrella of political suppression. Additional emphasis of the unintended consequences of their current "economic growth at any cost" policies from the perspective of economic theory, as well as from a cross section of disciplines including political science, religion, sociology, communications, and film studies. Prerequisites: EC 176 and EC 178
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  • EC 241: Economic Statistics

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Fall Semester Descriptive statistics; probability; probability distributions; expected values; the binomial distribution; the normal distribution; sampling and sampling distributions; statistical inference - estimation and hypothesis testing; index numbers.
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  • EC 242: Econometrics

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Spring Semester Is secondary smoke harmful? Learn econometrics to appropriately answer questions like this. The theory and application of multivariate regression analysis. We concentrate on problems of estimation and hypothesis testing of the direction and magnitude of possible causal relationships among variables. We use STATA econometrics software. Prerequisites: EC 176 and EC 178 and EC 241.
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  • EC 244: The Economics of Sports

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Spring Semester The course analyzes the industry of sports, especially professional and big-time college sports, using and developing tools of economic analysis, mainly microeconomics. Topics include the salary structure of professional team sports and the effects of free agency; the factors affecting sports attendance; the value of sports programming to broadcasters, and the effect of television revenues; the effect of the NCAA on television contracts and student-athlete choices; the economic effects of professional sports franchises and stadia. Prerequisite: EC 176 and EC 178. Statistics background recommended.
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  • EC 246: Forensic Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Fall Semester Forensic Economics is the study of the contributions made by economists in providing expert opinions related to the measurement of economic damages in a vast array of legal dilemmas and circumstances. Such circumstances include the wrongful death associated with medical malpractice, discrimination and wrongful termination, catastrophic personal injuries, and others. This course provides students with an opportunity to "do economics" by incorporating active learning techniques associated with the functions of the forensic economist. Prerequisites: EC 176 and EC 178, and statistics from any discipline. Familiarity with spreadsheet software (such as Excel) is also strongly recommended.
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  • EC 301: Intermediate Microeconomics

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Fall Semester Theory of consumer behavior, the firm, product and factor markets, with emphasis on application of theory to real world problems. Prerequisites: EC 176 and EC 178.
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  • EC 303: Intermediate Macroeconomics

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Spring Semester Theory of income, employment, and output; economic fluctuations, inflation, interest rates, growth, and stabilization policy. Prerequisites: EC 176 and EC 178.
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  • EC 305: Public Sector Economics

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Fall Semester Theoretical and empirical microeconomic analysis of government policy with respect to the efficient allocation of resources and the equitable distribution of income. Learn how appropriately chosen government policy enhances (rather than hinders) efficiency and equity in our society. Prerequisites: EC 176 and EC 178.
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  • EC 307: European Economic History

    3.00 Credits
    Stonehill College

    Three Credits Not Offered 2008-2009 British and Continental economic activity from early times until the present, with emphasis on the diversity of experience among the several industrializing nations.
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